{"id":315692,"date":"2024-03-22T13:32:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=315692"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:32:12","slug":"niger-republic-opens-land-border-with-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/22\/niger-republic-opens-land-border-with-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger Republic opens land border with Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The Federal Government had last week Wednesday restored the supply of electricity to the Republic of Niger following the directive of President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria\u2019s land and air borders with the neighbouring country be opened<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the government of Niger Republic on Friday opened its border in Konni for 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