Nigeria Debunks Alleged Plot to Destabilise Niger Republic 

There have been tensions in the relations of the two neighbouring counties stemming from the military coup in Niger in 2023, which also severed ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional bloc.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, serving as ECOWAS chair, with some other presidents of West African countries had initially considered a regional military intervention to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.