Border Closure: As long as Benin allow dumping of goods there will always be problem with Nigeria-Â Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigeria’s west coast neighbour, Benin Republic, to change its ways for a harmonious bilateral relationship between the two countries. Obasanjo made the…
Learn to deploy technology in monitoring activities within borders rather than closure – Afreximbank urges African gov’ts
President of the Africa Export-Import Bank, Prof Benedict Oramah, has urged Nigeria and other African countries to deploy technology in monitoring their borders. Oramah spoke at the second edition of…
Women in Africa need to claim the entire continent as their marketplace
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference, Expo and Awards celebrates five-year anniversary in 2019 with the theme ‘Enhancing Impact: Digitalisation, Investment and Intra-African Trade’ The Africa…
Border closure: IMF backs Nigeria, says free trade must be legal, in line with agreements
Mr Abebe Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF (right) with Ms Meera Louis, a Communications Officer at the Fund, during the media briefing. Photo Credit: NAN …
Why Nigeria must be innovative, focus on wealth creation – Soludo
Professor Charles Soludo A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, says it is important for Nigeria to be innovative. He explained that this…
Closure of land borders yielding positive results -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the closure of Nigerian land borders for a limited period due to massive smuggling is already yielding positive result for the economy. The president stated this…
Signing AfCFTA marks a new dawn in trade relations between Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria – Envoy
Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Toure Maman says the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) by both countries would help strengthen economic ties between them. Maman expressed…
What next as African leaders launch free-trade zone
African leaders launched a continental free-trade zone on Sunday that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era…
Buhari solicits support of IDB for infrastructure development
President Muhammadu Buhari has solicited the support of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to address Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit. The President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that the has…
AU Summit: Nigeria becomes 53rd nation to sign AfCFTA agreement
President Muhammadu Buhari in Niamey, Niger Republic signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, making Nigeria the 53rd state on the continent to append its signature to the…