Experts Discuss Sustainable Solutions To Challenges Of Food Security, Trade In Nigeria, Africa

Notable professionals in the agricultural sector have discussed sustainable solutions to the challenges of food security and trade in Nigeria and Africa. They did so at a virtual workshop on Agriculture and Agribusiness organised by the National Action Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AfCFTA was created to expand intra-African trade and […]

Africa’s Lessons from Coronavirus: A politico-economic opinion

Much has been written and said about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally characterized it as a pandemic. The characterization comes after the number of cases rose to more than 118,000, in 114 countries claiming 4,291 lives. This piece focuses on the political and economic consequences and the demands […]

Business Leaders Share Ideas on Solving Africa’s Biggest Social Challenges

Business leaders from across Africa will seek solutions to some of the continent’s most challenging social issues at the Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit in Kigali, Rwanda on 4 – 5 June 2020. This was disclosed in a Press release by Shared Value Africa Initiative, dated March 5, 2020 and made available to The News […]

Now Running, UNCTAD-AU Online Platform That’ll Help Smash Non-tariff Trade Barriers In Africa

The online platform the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the African Union (AU) developed to help remove non-tariff barriers to trade in Africa is now on. It became operational on January 13. Traders and businesses moving goods across the continent can now instantly report the challenges they encounter, such as quotas, […]

PAP 3rd ordinary session opens in Midrand  

The Pan African Parliament (PAP) on Monday opened its Third Ordinary Session of the Fifth Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, with a call from Rt. Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang, President of the PAP, for Africans to unite and tolerate one another to allow the Continent grow and progress in the right direction. The PAP’s statutory […]

Economic and Institutional Restructuring for the Next Nigeria

Speech at The Platform on “Re-Designing the Nigerian Economy with New Ideas”; The Covenant Place, Beside the National Theatre, Iganmu; October 1, 2019.  I: Introduction/Disclaimer Happy Independence Day Celebration!!! Many thanks to Pastor Poju and the organizers of The Platform for the invitation. Let us start with a disclaimer. We accepted the invitation on 17th […]

Nigeria bans forex for food imports but analysts worried

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the central bank to stop providing funding for food imports, his spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday, a move that has raised questions about the bank’s independence. Nigeria, which has Africa’s biggest economy, is the continent’s top oil producer and relies on crude sales for around 90% of it […]

Nigeria eager to implement free continental trade agreement

Nigeria is setting up a committee and promising new laws to implement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), launched by African leaders on July 7. Africa’s recently agreed free trade zone if successful create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development. Nigeria joined AfCFTA despite initial reluctance due […]

UNCTAD Rolls Out Tool to Assist Africa Overcome Trade Barriers

African countries are battling to navigate non-tariff barriers as the continent opens her free trade area. But, an innovative online tool by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the African Union (AU) is set to help them overcome the challenge. Though the ink on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has […]

Is Nigeria Still a Regional Hegemon?

On the eve of the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union Heads of State that took place on the 7th of July 2019 in Niamey, Niger; the federal government announced that it would sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This created audible sighs of relief around the region. Nigeria’s delay in signing […]