Published: Aug 21, 2023, 06:25 IST | Updated: Aug 21, 2023, 06:25 IST
The closure of the border between Nigeria’s northern corridor and the Niger Republic has put $1.3 billion worth of trade at risk along the trans-Saharan road. The economic activities along the trade route are under threat after president Bola Tinubu shut the borders with the Niger Republic.