Nigeria’s Government Lifts Border Closure For Dangote

Michel Puchercos, the Managing Director/CEO at Dangote Cement

Key takeaways

  • Nigeria, after closing its land border with Benin, preventing the import of goods in August 2019, The government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports.According to Michel Puchercos, the Managing Director/CEO at Dangote Cement PLC the export was made possible through an authorization given by President Muhammadu Buhari‘s led administration.Dangote resumed land export with “restricted volumes,” and plans to grow the trade using the sea channels, he said.

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Topic
Nigeria’s Government Lifts Border Closure For Dangote
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Travel
Published
November 10, 2020
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1 min

Nigeria, after closing its land border with Benin, preventing the import of goods in August 2019, The government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports.

According to Michel Puchercos, the Managing Director/CEO at Dangote Cement PLC the export was made possible through an authorization given by President Muhammadu Buhari‘s led administration.

Dangote resumed land export with “restricted volumes,” and plans to grow the trade using the sea channels, he said.