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ABUJA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria will reopen four border
crossing points immediately, more than a year after closing its
land frontiers to crack down on smuggling, the government said
on Wednesday.
Nigeria closed its land borders last year to curb smuggling
of rice and arms, which it says threatens efforts to boost local
production and security, and to generate state revenues through
import duties.
The government at a cabinet meeting approved the reopening
of Seme border to the South West, Illela and Maigatari border in
the North West and Mfun in the South. The others will be
reopened on December 31.
It kept restrictions on rice import and some other products.
Last month, the government ratified its membership of the
African free-trade zone due to be launched in January, after
initial reluctance to join the bloc for fear of exposing local
industries to dumping by countries outside Africa.
Discussions to reopen Nigeria's borders closed to the
movement of goods have been going on for months. Nigeria has
insisted on levying duties on goods transiting its country
through neighbouring nations to curb smuggling.
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