CBN Gov. Emefiele, rubbishes chances of hope for the economy, but…
Contrary to high hopes of Nigerian economic analysts that the reappointed governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, will present a message of hope in his five-year monetary policy roadmap for the apex bank, he has…
AfCFTA: Zimbabwe postpones implementation pending full industrialization
More African signatories to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), have started pulling out to avoid chances of mortgaging ailing indigenous manufacturing capacities. Latest in the row after Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt, is Zimbabwe. Minister in charge Zimbabwean…
Johnson delivers Adedeji lecture, queries African delays in digital transformation
Former Minister for Communications Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson has delivered the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture at the ongoing Conference of Ministers in Marrakech. Held in memory of the Nigerian scholar Adebayo Adedeji – arguably…
Private sector crucial to AfCFTA implementation, ATF delegates concur
Rising from the 2018 Africa Trade Forum (ATF) recently concluded in Lagos, delegates have agreed that while governments need to set a conducive environment through collective and coordinated actions for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area…
Global experts to sum review of critical issues hobbling takeoff of AfCFTA today
…Issues include competition policy, protection, intellectual property rights, e-Commerce In view of the cold feet so far demonstrated by larger economies in signing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), global multinational financial and governance institutions are about now, concluding…
‘Only firms with Africa-wide networks’ll say Nigeria stands to benefit from AfCFTA’
Just yesterday at the closing ceremony of the 31st summit of the 55-member African Union (AU) in Nouakchott, the chairperson, Paul Kagame revealed that 49 out of the 55 members of the African Union have signed the African Continental Free…
We never agreed to Nigeria’s ratification of African free trade agreement—MAN warns
Ahead of any possibility of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approving the controversial the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has dissociated self from any form of understanding or agreement to…