AreaNigeria

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date16/12/2020

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport restrictions

DescriptionLifted the partial closure of borders with neighbouring countries that had been in place since August 2019, reopening the Seme, Illela, Maigatari and Mfun land borders, with immediate effect. According to the decision, all other land borders were to reopen by 31 December 2020, but the cross-border import ban on rice would remain in place.