Abstract:
It is historical facts that for obvious reasons nations close their boundaries with either their immediate neighbors or even the entire global community. The central reason for closure has always been to protect the economy, security or cultural entity of the country. Literature on Nigeria's border closure abounds but only few works torched its significance to national development. The recent border closure by the government of Nigeria has aroused many comments from different quarters. Using secondary sources, the paper utilizes desk review of literature to establish the impact on the production and protection of locally initiated products. The research will serve as a contribution to the pool of works on national development and the significance of border closure to an emerging economy. It will provide an insight into why the recent border closure and also assist policy makers to do the needful for the Nigerian state.
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