ECOWAS is intensifying efforts to transform the AfCFTA from a policy framework into tangible economic progress for West Africa. At the 3rd Biashara Afrika Forum in Lomé, Togo (May 18–20, …
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News Across the Nation
Nigeria at Risk of Missing AfCFTA and China Zero-Tariff Trade Windows, Logistics Expert Warns
Lagos: A leading logistics expert warns that Nigeria risks missing out on vital AfCFTA and China’s zero-tariff trade opportunities due to entrenched structural failures. As 95% of cross-border trade remains …
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News Across the Nation
Customs Launches Stakeholder Training Drive to Position Nigeria for AfCFTA Gains
Abuja: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a stakeholder training programme designed to equip participants with the technical expertise needed to strengthen Nigeria’s role in intra‑African trade under the …
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Nigeria will host the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in 2027, bringing the continent’s premier trade and investment event to Lagos and pledging to boost intra-African trade. The Minister of …
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Abuja: The Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to actualising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one trillion-dollar economy. Uzoka-Anite made this known at …
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Abuja: Nigeria generated over $500 million (about ₦750 billion) in export earnings in 2025, driven by industrial development and economic diversification, according to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, …
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Abuja: The Federal Government has inaugurated the governing board of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) as part of its efforts to boost industrial growth and attract investment. The Minister …
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Features/News Analyses
Africa’s $180 Trillion Cubic Feet Gas Paradox: Still Locked Underground in 2026
Fragmented Markets, Unaligned Policies Keep the Continent’s Richest Resource Locked Underground. Africa’s vast natural gas reserves—estimated at 180 trillion cubic feet (tcf)—remain largely untapped. Despite being enough to fuel the …
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Business & Economy
Nigeria Unveils New Industrialisation Policy to Spur Employment, Value Addition
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeLagos: The Federal Government has launched the Nigerian Industrialisation Policy to drive value addition, industrial growth, and employment creation nationwide. The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Enoh, who …
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Features/News Analyses
Harnessing AfCFTA to Accelerate Nigeria’s Economic Diversification
by NANby NANBy Vivian Emoni Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a strategic effort to leverage Africa’s vast single market to drive economic diversification, industrialisation, job creation, …
