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Buhari Ready to Sign African Continental Free Trade Agreement
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is ready to to receive the report of the committee set up to assess the potential costs and impact of signing the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for Nigeria.
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Nigeria: Buhari to Sign Africa Free Trade Pact At AU Meeting
Premium Times, 3 July 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA,… Read more »
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Africa: AU Leaders to Sign Free Trade Agreement in Niger
New Era, 1 July 2019
President Hage Geingob has revealed that African Union (AU) leaders will be meeting in Niger next week to mark the signing into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area… Read more »
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Nigeria: Finally, Nigeria to Sign African Continental Free Trade Agreement
This Day, 28 June 2019
Following the recommendation of the Presidential Committee on African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Outlines Own Vision of Intra-African Trade
Premium Times, 27 June 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday outlined his vision of what intra-African trade should be. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Nigeria Will Not Rush Into African Free Trade Agreement - Buhari
Premium Times, 28 June 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave reasons again why Nigeria will not be rushed into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) treaty. Read more »
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Nigeria: Panel Recommends Signing of African Free Trade Pact
Daily Trust, 28 June 2019
A presidential committee on impact and readiness assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement yesterday recommended the signing of the treaty. Read more »
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Nigeria: Decision On AfCFTA Will Be Guided By National Interest - Buhari
Leadership, 20 June 2019
Nigeria would be guided by national interest in taking any decision on the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), President Muhammadu Buhari said… Read more »
InFocus
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AllAfrica's Juanita Williams was in Moscow for the Afreximbank meetings - one of the preludes to the October 24 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, co-chaired Read more »
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Africa has demonstrated "a very huge commitment" to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), according to Amb Read more »
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The African Export Import Bank has concluded the 26th annual meetings in Moscow - only the second time the sessions have been held outside of the continent. Titled Transforming ... Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Urges Govt to Sign African Free Trade Agreement
Premium Times, 20 June 2019
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the federal government to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AcFTA) agreement. Read more »
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Nigeria: 'We Didn't Say Nigeria Doesn't Understand ACFTA'
Daily Trust, 18 June 2019
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has debunked a report which alleged that an official of the bank said the Nigerian government has not signed the African Continental Free Trade… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nepotism Is Corruption, Obasanjo Tells Presidency
Guardian, 21 June 2019
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that nepotism in Nigeria is obstructing the fight against corruption.In what seemed like reporting the country's leadership to the… Read more »
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Nigeria: AfDB Denies Report On Nigeria's Lack of Interest in AcFTA
This Day, 18 June 2019
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has debunked media report which quoted it as saying that Nigeria was yet to rectify the treaty of African Continental Free Trade Agreement… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria and the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
African Development Bank, 17 June 2019
The attention of the African Development Bank has been drawn to a story published by Sahara Reporters on June 16 quoting our Director of Industrial and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Govt Should Sign Free Trade Agreement - AfDB
Daily Trust, 11 June 2019
Nigeria's failure to sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement may hold the continent back on its economic prosperity drive, the African Development Bank… Read more »
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Nigeria: Should Govt Reconsider Signing African Free Trade Agreement?
Vanguard, 24 March 2019
Mr Emeka Okereke, Director General, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), has called on the Federal Government to reconsider the signing of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: AFCFTA Critical to Nigeria's Economic Potential - Afrexim Bank
Vanguard, 28 March 2019
African Export-Import (AFREXIM) Bank has said that Nigeria signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) treaty is critical to maximum utilisation of of Nigeria's… Read more »
InFocus
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President Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigeria would not sign any treaty without assessing its impact on the lives of its citizens. The agreement proposes creating a single market ... Read more »
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The government has explained that its decision wasn't a rejection of the trade accord but wanted time to consult with key stakeholders in the country. This includes the Nigerian ... Read more »
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