Moratorium on e-commerce tariffs extended for 2 years, draft WTO document says
March 2, 2024 Members of the World Trade Organization have agreed to extend a moratorium on tariffs on electronic commerce for another two years at a high-level meeting, according to…
WTO, President Tinubu discuss measures to ease pain of fuel price hike – WTO Director General
August 9, 2023 The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) director-general said on Tuesday she discussed measures, including support from the agency, with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu that could help cushion the…
Interruption of grain trade from Ukraine: poor people, poor countries hardest hit – WTO
July 18, 2023 The Director of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Okonjo Iweala has condemned the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the interruption of the grain trade…
WHO, WIPO, WTO launch trilateral COVID-19 technical assistance platform
April 13, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO launched on 11 April 2022 their new Trilateral COVID-19 Technical Assistance Platform. In…
Pressed To Choose Sides On Ukraine, China Trade Favors The West
March 21, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden’s warning of “consequences” for any aid China may give to Russia’s Ukraine war effort could force Chinese President Xi Jinping to choose between…
WTO chief welcomes COVID shot patent plan, drugmakers balk
March 17, 2022 The World Trade Organization (WTO) praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, though drugmakers said the…
Report on ban, restriction, use of 40% of registered brands of pesticide products in Nigeria by EU untrue – NAFDAC
Jan. 3, 2022 … About 30 pesticides been banned in Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is not true that 40 per cent…
COVID-19: International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver Vaccines
Sept. 17, 2021 The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) met with the CEOs of leading vaccine…
E-commerce revenue in Nigeria projected to rise to $75 bn by 2025 – Perm. Sec
Sept. 14, 2021 The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says current e-commerce spending in Nigeria is estimated at about $13 billion per annum and projected to rise to $75…
South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda, Nigeria considered as vaccine production hubs – WTO boss
June 21, 2021 Africa is working with the European Union and other partners to help create regional vaccine manufacturing hubs in South Africa, Senegal and Rwanda, with Nigeria under consideration,…