Borders of Nigeria – Do you know that all Nigerian students, teachers, or researchers, need to have questions like “How many borders are in Nigeria? And List of land borders in Nigeria” in their mind? Yes, it’s quite right. So in this article, we have got you covered.
However, it’s right for you to note that Nigeria has four significant borders leading to four African countries and the Atlantic Ocean o which we are going to list right them out right here in this article alongside their locations and lengths.
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Let’s go there;
Nigerian Borders With Their Locations and Lengths
- North: the Niger Republic shares a border with Nigeria in the North. It is located in Birnin Kuka, Katsina State | Nigeria – Niger border length is about 1,497 km
- North East: Chad shares a border with Nigeria in the Northeast. It is located in Borno State | Nigeria – Chad border length is 87 km
- West: the Benin Republic shares a border with Nigeria in the West. It is located in Lagos State (Seme border) | Nigeria – Benin border length is 773 km
- East: To the East is the Cameroon border. It’s located in Cross River State. The Nigeria – Cameroon border length is 1690 km.
- South: The Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean border Nigeria in the south that is located in Niger Delta, Lagos State
The Nigerian States That Have International Borders
| States in Nigeria | Foreign Borders | Economic Significance |
| Adamawa | Cameroon | It encourages cross-border trade between small-time traders in Adamawa and Cameroonian consumers and vice versa. |
| Benue | Cameroon | |
| Borno | Republic Chad Republic of Niger Cameroon | If the govt could ensure peace, farm owners in Borno would be the biggest beneficiaries due to the fact that it shares the largest land boundaries with other countries. |
| Cross River | Cameroon | Cross-border trade between Cameroon and Cross River has always flourished. However, the majority of trading is done through smuggling. |
| Jigawa | Niger Republic | Jigawa traders collaborate with their neighbors in the Niger Republic on cross-border trade. |
| Katsina | Niger Republic | It promotes international business with Nigerian traders. |
| Kebbi | Niger Republic, Benin Republic | The Niger and Benin Republics have a large number of retail outlets where Kebbi rice growers sell their products. |
| Kwara | Republic of Benin | The Republic of Benin and one of its LGAs, Baruten, are surrounded by a large border. The border town is called Chikanda. |
| Lagos | Republic of Benin | It encourages cross-border trade between traders in Lagos and customers in the Republic of Benin, and vice versa. |
| Niger state | Republic of Benin | To the west |
| Ogun | Republic of Benin | It has been fostering a century-long trade between Ogun and Benin Republic. |
| Oyo | Republic of Benin | |
| Sokoto | Niger Republic and Benin republic | Cross-border trade is fostered |
| Yobe | Niger Republic | As above |
| Zamfafra | Niger Republic | As above |
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