Taiwo Hassan
The Kano branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for the proper positioning of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at the country’s entry points in preparation for the implementation of the…
Taiwo Hassan
Following the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, there are indications that real income gains from full implementation of the agreement could increase by seven per cent, or nearly $450 billion…
Taiwo Hassan
Following the commencement of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and reopening of the land borders, Nigeria’s hope of attaining a seamless trade facilitation in the continent could be dashed as resurgence of smuggling…
Ghana’s President, Addo Akufo-Addo, has said the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, will put African countries, hit by the devastating impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, back on track. According to…
African countries began officially trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement last Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. Reuters, however, reports that experts view the New Year’s…
Sunday Ojeme
The decision by the Federal Government to reopen four of the closed Nigerian borders has bolstered the economic growth expectation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The Federal Government during the week…
Taiwo Hassan
A key member of the country’s organised private sector (OPS), the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), has described the Federal Government’s N75 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund as laudable.…
Taiwo Hassan
Aftermath of the visit of Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, to Nigeria on the country’s preparedness for the continental trade scheme, there are reports that Nigeria would pull the…
Abdulwahab Isa, Abuja
The National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has inaugurated some eminent Nigerians as “AfCFTA Champions” to mobilise technical and financial resources towards implementing the country’s share benefits in the continental free…
Taiwo Hassan
With the recent measures taken by the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy and increase in electricity tariff to face the country’s infrastructural development, private sector operators are excited that the move would boost the…