Nigeria has ordered the lifting of all sanctions against Niger, Mali and Guinea, the three West African countries currently ruled by the pushists.

The spokesperson for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said that the Head of State “ordered the opening of Nigeria's land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with effect. immediate”. For this reason, Niger's assets frozen by the ECOWAS Central Bank will also be lifted on the basis of the presidential order

The sanctions currently being lifted on Niger are those related to the closure of land and air borders between Nigeria and the Republic of Niger, as well as the ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial flights to and from from the Republic of Niger. All commercial and financial transactions between Nigeria and Niger, as well as the freeze of all service transactions, including public services and electricity to the Republic of Niger, are suspended.

The suspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions with all financial institutions, in particular the BIDC and the BOAD and the freezing of the assets of the Republic of Niger in the ECOWAS central banks and the freezing of the assets of the Republic of Niger, public enterprises and parastatal enterprises of commercial banks.