Ibrahim, AbdulSalihu, Habibu Muhammed-GaniMusa, Sale IbrahimSulaiman, Alhaji Ismaila2023-12-142023-12-142021-12-23Salihu, H.M. et. al. (2021)Impact of Border Closure in Nigeria: Pains and Gainshttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/6458This paper analyzes impact of border closurein Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. Primary data was used which was obtained through the administration questionnaire. Several threats to Nigeria that lead to the consideration of border significant impact on Nigeria's infant firms, a coordinated terrorist attack or raising insecurity, smuggling and illegal immigration. The results shows that rice imports banned through land borders, and the economic •"^relationship between the two countries, both members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is already asymmetric, with Nigeria exerting much more influence on Benin than vice versa. The result also shows that given Nigeria's larger population, economy, and natural resource wealth, Benin has adopted a strategy centered on being "entrepot state," i.e., serving as a trading hub, importing goods and re-exporting them legally but most often illegally to Nigeria, thus profiting from distortions in Nigeria's economy.lt was concluded that if a country is trying to grow strong in a new industry, tariffs protect it from foreign competitors and this will give the new industry time to develop their own comparative advantage as well as temporarily creates jobs for domestic's workers in Nigeria.enBorder Closure, Pains and GainsArticle