Columnist Featured Features

Refocusing Trade Policy and Industrialization in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

KEYNOTE SPEECH DELIVERED BY PROF. BENEDICT ORAMAH, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN EXPORT – IMPORT BANK ON THE THEME: REFOCUSING TRADE POLICY AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN NIGERIA: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF THE AFRICA CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT” AT THE

Business

AfCFTA: Buhari approves establishment of national action committee

Ihesiulo Grace 29 July 2019 0

Joy Obakeye President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Nigeria signed the treaty on 7th July 2019, at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State in Niamey, Republic of Niger. According to a statement by […]

Africa Agriculture Business

AfCFTA: Private sector must work together, take advantage of opportunities says NACCIMA

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

Joy Obakeye The National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Hajiya Saratu Iya Aliyu, has asked the organised private the sector to work closely together to enable businesses and manufacturers harness the potentials of the AfCFTA agreement. Hajiya Aliyu said the signing by President Muhammadu Buhari was a

Business Headlines

Africa to become world’s most dynamic market by 2045 -Afreximbank boss

Ihesiulo Grace 14 July 2018 0

…Says next 25 years will be challenging but full of opportunities African Export -Import Bank (Afreximbank) has projected that in the next 25 years from now, Africa will overcome direct and indirect ploys from world powers to take control of its abundant natural and human resources to become the world’s factory for manufacturing as well […]

Headlines

Labour welcomes Nigeria government’s decision to stay hold on AfCFTA

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2018 0

Organised labour in Nigeria has hailed the decision of the Nigerian government to allow more consultations and deliberations on the controversial African Union Continental Free Trade (ACFTA) Area expected to be ratified today, Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda. Labour also acknowledged and commended “the vigilance of all stakeholders”, namely manufacturers, NLC and business in