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The Federal Government insists that Niger, and Benin Republic must engage with Nigeria before the Nigerian border is reopened.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who spoke with Newsmen after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, claimed that the Nigerian economy is doing well with the closure of its borders.
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The border closure, he said, is helping to create more jobs for Nigerians, while local producers of rice, and poultry, among others, are now able to sell their goods.
The border was closed few weeks back due to the substandard products that are smuggled and dumped into the Nigerian markets.
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