The Federal Government of Nigeria has committed to intensifying efforts in the coming year to resolve all pending international boundary disputes.

The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, Adamu Adaji, made this announcement on Thursday in Abuja during a briefing with journalists on the commission’s activities and plans for the next year.

Adaji outlined key strategies to address boundary issues, emphasizing the activation of all zonal liaison offices for timely response, encouraging states and local councils to establish functional boundary committees, and conducting more fieldwork for physical investigations to enhance the visibility of boundaries.

“We have planned to make all our zonal liaison offices very active in the zone to handle the activities there for prompt action. We will also encourage states and local councils to establish functional boundary committees,” Adaji stated.

He further highlighted the commission’s collaborative efforts with Benin to address the long-standing challenges along the Nigeria-Benin international boundary.

Investigations were conducted along the Adjara River and the Igbokofi/Towe sectors corresponding to the Ogun State axis of Nigeria.

Additionally, a cross-border cooperation activity involving joint cultural and sporting events was organized to foster integration among communities separated by the international boundary.

Regarding the Nigeria-Cameroon International Court Justice decision, Adaji informed that 2,214 pillars had been installed at the boundary through various contracts awarded.

The commission is actively working to recover old pillars placed between 1906 and 1908 in collaboration with the Nigerien counterpart.

“We negotiated and replaced all pillars that were missing and reconstructed those that have deteriorated. So far, 128 Main Pillars out of the 148 inherited pillars have been reconstructed along the axis. About 739 Intermediate Pillars have been constructed so far along the Nigeria-Niger boundary,” Adaji elaborated.