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The National Boundary Commission (NBC) is the
apex authority of the Federal Republic of Nigeria charged with
the strategic responsibility of dealing with issues relating to
both Nigeria’s internal and international boundaries. In
December 1987 the Federal Government of Nigeria created the
National Boundary Commission vide Decree No. 38 of 17th
December, 1987 (CAP 238 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,
1990). The Commission formally came into operation in January,
1989 with the following mandates:
to deal with, determine and intervene in
any boundary dispute that may arise between Nigeria and any
of her neighbours or between any two States of the
Federation with a view to settling such disputes;
to advice the Federal Government on
issues affecting Nigeria’s borders with any neighbouring
countries;
to entertain any recommendations from the
Technical Committee and to advice the Federal Government on
such recommendations; and
to do such other things connected with
boundary matters as the President and Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces may, from time to time, direct.
In carrying out its function, the Commission
operates by means of two standing Committee:-
Inter-State Boundaries Technical
Committee (ISBTC); and
International Boundaries Technical
Committee (INBTC).
In effect, it is these Committees that
present the activities and resolutions arrived at by the
Inter-State Boundaries and International Boundaries Departments
to the National Boundary Commission Board Meeting for final
approval. The Research and Policy Analysis Department services
the technical needs of the two line departments (Inter-State and
International boundaries departments), the Border Regions
Development department takes care of developing Communities
along the border within the 15km corridor as well as
trans-border cooperation activities between Nigeria and her
neighbours while Administration and Supplies, Finance and
Accounts and Legal Services departments as well as Information
and Protocol Units service the general interest of the
Commission and provide secretariat support to the activities of
the Commission.
The profile of the Commission is attested by
the fact that the Vice President of Nigeria is its Chairman.
Other board members of the Commission include: the Minister of
Defense; the Inspector General of Police; the Attorney General
of the Federation and Minster of Justice; the Minister of
Foreign Affairs; the Minister of Interior, the Minister of
Transportation (Works); the Minister of National Planning; the
Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the
Governor or Governors as the case may be of any State or States
of areas of dispute; two other members appointed by the
President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces from the
Public and Private sector (as Commissioners of Inter-State and
International Boundaries); any other Minister who may be
co-opted from time-to-time when matters affecting his portfolio
arises; and the Director General, National Boundary Commission
(NBC) who serves as the Secretary of the Board and of the
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EVOLUTION OF NIGERIA’S BOUNDARIES
Nigeria shares Land boundaries with the Republics
of Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon and Maritime boundaries with
the Republics of Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome
and Principe and Ghana. The Nigerian Federation of 36 States and
the Federal Capital Territory has 774 Local Government Areas as
the third tier of Government.
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FG
DISTRIBUTES RELIEF MATERIALS TO BAKASSI INDIGENES
The Federal Government has distributed relief materials to the
people Bakassi Peninsula to alleviate their deplorable
conditions; the territory was ceded to Republic of Cameroon in
line with the International Court of Justice judgment between
Nigeria and Cameroon.
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FG
PAYS N57MILLION COMPENSATION ON NIGERIA – BENIN BOUNDARY
The Federal Government has paid
the sum of N57million as compensation to affected property
owners at Ilara and Iwoye towns of Ogun State for the demolition
of their structures which straddled Nigeria’s boundary with
Benin Republic.
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AFRICAN BORDER EXPERTS COMMEND NIGERIA
The giant strides which Nigeria made in the demarcation and
resolution of its International boundaries were commended by
African border experts in Bamako, Mali during the border experts
meeting organized by the African Union Commission.
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