Report Lists Factors To Determine AfCFTA’s Success The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will depend on the willingness of member- countries to forfeit their autonomy and submit to a more centralised rule, a report has stated. For instance, it pointed out...

Gencos: Power Crisis'll Limit AfCFTA Benefits To Nigeria Nigeria may not benefit much from the recently signed African Continental Free Trade Area agreement until the country’s power problems are adequately addressed, power generation companies said on Wednesday. On Sunday, President Muhammadu joined other heads of government...

Nigeria Wants Fair Trade As Buhari Signs AfCFTA Nigeria became the 53rd country to join the African Continental Free Trade Area on Sunday after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the AfCFTA Agreement in Niamey, Niger Republic. The Republic of Benin also joined the group, bringing to 54,...

Uncompromising Position Of Stakeholders Stalling Nigeria’s Decision On AfCFTA   The uncompromising position of some stakeholders in the Nigerian economy on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement may be the reason the Presidency is yet to take a decision on the issue even after...

Economists Urge Nigeria to Sign AfCFTA Nigeria has been called upon to reconsider its reluctance to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, some economic analysts said in separate interviews in Addis Ababa. The analysts argued that AfCFTA is in the national interest of...