The National Action Committee for implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), says implementation of framework establishing the agreement will help Nigeria optimise its gains. Mr Ogo Chukwura, the Team Lead, Export Market Development of the committee said this…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has inaugurated a 14-member team to serve as its Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council. A statement issued by the AfCFTA secretariat on Tuesday said that Prof. Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu and…
Ms Funmi Folorunsho, African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Co-champion on Transportation, says trade negotiation is ongoing between Nigeria and other African countries on trade opportunities in the transportation sector. Folorunsho made this known in an interview on Tuesday in…
The African Union, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA on Thursday commercially inaugurated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), thereby making it available for use by the public. PAPSS is a cross-border, financial market infrastructure enabling payment transactions across…
Ecobank has reiterated that it remains the partner of choice in Africa for export trade because of its unique positioning, wide network, pan African payment switch, settlement capabilities, award winning digital products and strategic focus. Kola Adeleke, Executive Director, Corporate…
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,…
