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Nigeria’s first AfCFTA Export arrives in Kenya

Nigeria’s first shipment under the African Continental Free Trade Area has arrived at Mombasa Port, Kenya.

The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, led by Olusegun Awolowo, coordinated the shipment per the African Union’s 31st Ordinary Assembly decision mandate and said in a statement on Sunday that t...
20.01.25 11:57 AM - Comment(s)
Validation Workshop in support of Women & Youth Strategy
The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), convened a two-day validation workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, from December 10–11, 2024. The workshop aimed at advancing the particip...
12.12.24 01:22 AM - Comment(s)
Experts underscore role of IPRs in trade under AfCFTA
The National Coordinator of the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, Olusegun Awolowo, has called for legal protection of African creations, noting that safeguarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is critical to achieving economic growth and sustainability through the African Continental Free Tr...
01.12.24 12:29 AM - Comment(s)
Nigeria Recommits to Regional Trade as AfCFTA Forum Holds in Rwanda
The Nigerian Government as a State Party has reassured its commitment to deepening regional trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which promises to improve continental integration, create jobs, and increase export earnings.
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11.10.24 11:57 AM - Comment(s)
Nigeria records first shipment four years after AfCFTA nod
Nigeria has demonstrated readiness to raise its productivity level and lift the manufacturing sector, with the first shipment under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The shipment is expected to bolster continental trade and enable Africa’s most populous nation to leverage the AfCFTA o...
17.07.24 12:29 AM - Comment(s)