Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria's foreign affairs minister, said the recent decision by the United States to include all ECOWAS countries in its visa restrictions (Togo on an earlier list) is a great barrier to progress as the region has opportunities to do deals. The minister said the region is ready to do business with the US, but the government needs to create a conducive atmosphere for it to happen. Read also:  Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria's foreign affairs minister, said the recent decision by the United States to include all ECOWAS countries in its visa restrictions (Togo on an earlier list) is a great barrier to progress as the region has opportunities to do deals. The minister said the region is ready to do business with the US, but the government needs to create a conducive atmosphere for it to happen. Read also: