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FG Targets $504bn Goods In AfCFTA Deals

FG Targets $504bn Goods In AfCFTA Deals The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), when fully implemented, could afford Nigerian companies preferential access to African markets worth $504.17 billion in goods, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said. Delivering his remarks at...

Freight Forwarders, Customs Agents Seek Creation Of Maritime Ministry

Freight Forwarders, Customs Agents Seek Creation Of Maritime Ministry         The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, Dr Kayode Farinto, has called on the Federal Government to consider creating a maritime ministry that will function separately as part of measures to grow the sub-sector for revenue...

Minister Asks Nigerians To Explore $3.4trn AfCFTA Economy

Minister Asks Nigerians To Explore $3.4trn AfCFTA Economy       The Federal Government on Wednesday called on Nigerians, particularly industrialists, to take advantage of the inherent opportunities in the $3.4tn economy of African Continental Free Trade Agreement to promote made-in-Nigeria goods. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi...

CBN Disbursements On 3.1m Projects Rise To N6.01trn

CBN Disbursements On 3.1m Projects Rise To N6.01trn         The Central Bank of Nigeria’s financial disbursements on about 3.1 million projects have risen to N6.01tn, the apex bank has said. It was learnt that the over three million projects were financed through 29 interventions, while the bank...

Freight Forwarders Seek Reopening Of Borders

Freight Forwarders Seek Reopening Of Borders       Freight forwarders under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents have tasked the Federal Government to re-open the border in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area Nigeria had closed all its land borders,...

FG Ratifies Nigeria’s AfCFTA Membership, N62.7bn For Kano-Katsina Road

FG Ratifies Nigeria’s AfCFTA Membership, N62.7bn For Kano-Katsina Road         The Federal Government on Wednesday ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Information...