The National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) says efforts are in place to ensure a hitch-free 18th Micro Small and Medium Enterprises summit and exhibition scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Abuja. A statement issued on Sunday in…
By Asishana John The African Insurance Organisation, AIO, has highlighted benefits of the insurance sector with the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. At the 25th African Insurance Forum, which opened in Kigali, Rwanda on…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says transportation is key to realising the major objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA). Amaechi said this at the International Conference on the Role of Transportation in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must ensure that Africa is a marketplace where no country is left behind, jobs are created and revenues are enhanced for all parties. According to a statement issued…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) has the potential to increase Africa’s export by $560 billion, mostly in the manufacturing sector,” Mr Wamkele Mene, the Secretary General, AFCFTA has said. Mene made the remark at the Africa Special Day,…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has tasked electrical dealers to uphold the highest quality standards for them to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Director-General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, gave the advice at a sensitisation…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has tasked electrical dealers to uphold the highest quality standards for them to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Director-General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, gave the advice at a sensitisation…
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has urged the Federal Government to come up with an open policy on the government agency that will be handling the nation’s involvement in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.…
African countries have been urged to embark on agendas driven by private sector-led investments, to ensure the continent’s economic transformation through industrialisation. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, made the call, according to a statement signed…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called on African Union (AU) member states to ratify and implement protocols on free movement of persons, right of residence and right of establishment. These are under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Vice-President…
