Economic experts say customs modernisation is crucial to the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and increased intra-African trade.Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The Council, Management and Organising Committee of the All Africa Intellectual Property Summit has honoured the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, with the Intellectual Property Leadership and Continental Integration Award. Presenting the award on Tuesday in Abuja, the Founder ofContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba An economist, Prof. Jonathan Aremu, says Nigeria’s newly unveiled five-year National Regional Development Policy has the potential to accelerate economic growth and reduce regional disparities, if implementation challenges are effectively tackled. Aremu, a former member of the Coordinating Committee, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), told theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has presented the Africa Quality Mark (AQM) certification to 220 Made-in-Nigeria products produced by 131 companies. The certification is part of efforts by the government to enhance the competitiveness of Nigerian goods in regional and continental markets. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the continent has mapped out an ambitious pathway for inclusive growth, industrialisation and climate resilience. Nonetheless, stakeholders say what remains uncertain is how to fund the plan. The United NationsContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is intensifying efforts for wider African market access for fisheries and aquaculture products under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Christopher Mensah-Yawson, Acting Principal Programme Officer for Trade Facilitation and Development at the ECOWAS Commission,Continue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to expand value-added exports and deepen intra-African trade. The minister made this known at AfCFTA P3 Sub-National Engagement for the North-West Geopolitical ZoneContinue Reading
By Doris Esa A university lecturer, Prof. Simon Irtwange, says the Federal Government’s policy banning the importation of certain goods from non-ECOWAS member states will enhance the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Irtwange, a Professor of Agricultural Processing and Storage at the Federal University of Agriculture,Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has described the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as Africa’s most ambitious economic integration initiative in decades. Sulaiman spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at a three-day capacity-building programme for legislators, parliamentary officials,Continue Reading
By Fortune Abang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At a time when Africa is confronting complex development, governance and security challenges, Ministers of Foreign Affairs from across the African Union (AU) have called for renewed commitment to strengthening the organisation’s institutional frameworks. They emphasised that a more sustainable, united andContinue Reading
