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April 07
Nigeria: Hike in Electricity Tariff Will Worsen Living Conditions, Cost of Doing Business,
Says with necessary motivation, military has capacity to end insecurity Read more »
February 26
Nigeria: The Political Economy of Cement
Cement and concrete are synonymous with strength ;the strength of the economy and infrastructural development. Read more »
December 18, 2023
Nigeria: At Ministry Organised Trade Dialogue, Participants Insist Nigeria Not Faithful to Agreements Reached With Foreign Investors
As cases of multinational manufacturing firms exiting Nigeria continue to mount, participants at a trade dialogue, organised by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Industry… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Nigeria: Border Closure Aimed At Stimulating Local Consumption - President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday insisted that his 2019 closure of the country's land borders was due to his administration's conscious efforts to encourage Nigerians to eat… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Africa: Africa to Benefit From Ocean Sustainability If Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Is Secured - WTO
Africa stands to gain greatly from strengthened ocean sustainability if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement on fisheries subsidies and further outcomes from the second… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Approves Free Trade Zone Status for Ekiti Knowledge Zone
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the request of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, seeking a free zone status for Ekiti Knowledge Zone. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Govt, Two Others Sign Agreement for Reconcessioning of Lagos Trade Fair Complex
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has signed a tripartite agreement with Portman Freight Services Limited and Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFC) to lease a portion… Read more »
March 31, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Free Zone - Redefining Ease of Doing Business
The Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) has shown promise in terms of investment attraction, quality of available infrastructure and redefined ease of doing business, writes Gilbert Ekwugbe Read more »
March 27, 2023
Nigeria: Trade Essential to Develop New Economics of Water to Reduce Waste, Says Okonjo-Iweala
The World Water Conference came to a close in New York, U.S.A at the weekend, with a call on the global community to develop a new economics of water to reduce waste, increase… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Trade Facilitation Agreement Increased Commerce By Over $230 Billion - WTO Report
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has led to a $231 billion increase in trade, particularly in agriculture. Read more »
March 12, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Annual Trade Volume Rises to Near Pre-Covid Level
The 169 per cent year-on-year increase in trade surplus recorded by the federal government for 2022 has almost put Nigeria's annual trade volume at the positive threshold of the… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Nigeria: Trade Balance Declines From U.S. $50 Million to U.S.$$20 Million
The modest gains in oil production was unable to lift Nigeria's trade balance as the country's balance of trade position has reversed from surplus to deficit. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Eyes £14bn in UK Trade Scheme for Developing Countries
The Executive Director/Chief Executive, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Dr. Ezra Yakusak has said that the Developing Countries Trade Scheme (DCTS) recently unveiled by… Read more »
February 14, 2023
West Africa: Govt Pledges Improved Trade Relations With ECOWAS States
The federal government has reiterated its commitment to the elimination of bottlenecks and promotion of efficient operations at the Seme-Krake border to enhance trade and economic… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: The Lekki Deep Sea Port
The port has immense potential for the economy Read more »
West Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$50 Million, €50 Million Trade Finance Credit Line for ECOWAS Bank
-Bank partners Government of Canada to fund SMEs, agric Read more »
January 19, 2023
Nigeria: At WEF, Okonjo-Iweala Says Future of Trade Is 'Digital, Green and Inclusive'
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and others have warned that deglobalisation would negatively impact the world and especially emerging economies. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Nigeria: AfCFTA - Govt Calls for Trade Liberalization, Inter-Regional Synergy to Reap Benefits
President Muhammadu Buhari, has called for trade liberalization and deepening in inter-regional synergy to reap the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement… Read more »
December 30, 2022
Nigeria: Edo State Governor Links Unemployment, Poverty to Nation's Import-Dependency
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has attributed the worsening unemployment and poverty in the country to bad economic policies by leaders and the nation's over… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Govt to Earn $3bn Annually From Hibiscus Export to Mexico
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), Dr. Vincent Isegbe, has said the country is expected to earn about $3 billion annually from hibiscus… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Nigeria: WTO Report Shows Increase in Trade Restrictions On Food, Fertilizer
Oluchi Chibuzor Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: WTO Cuts 2023 Global Trade Forecast Amid Looming Recession
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday projected a slowdown in global trade growth in 2023 as sharply higher energy, food prices and rising interest costs curb import demand. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Trade Central to Poverty Eradication, National Productivity - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said trade has remained critical to the country's economic growth, poverty eradication, building wealth as well as improving foreign reserves… Read more »
September 18, 2022
Nigeria: Stemming Unbridled Export Rejections for Good
James Emejo writes that the federal government has a rare privilege to frontally address the recurrent problem of agricultural export rejection by the European Union and other… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Nigeria: Peter Obi Meets Okonjo-Iweala At WTO
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi yesterday met with the Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Read more »
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