Saturday, July 11, 2026

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

May 2, 2023

FG seeking alternative funding for oil, gas industry development: NUPRC

NUPRC says the federal government has concluded plans to explore alternative funding models to develop the country’s oil and gas resources.

OIL AND GAS FACILITY
March 2, 2023

AfCFTA boosts intra-African trade by 20%: UNECA

UNECA said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) increased intra-African trade by 20 per cent in 2022.

Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
November 12, 2022

COP27: Afreximbank pledges to support Africa bridge climate finance gap

The Afreximbank called on African financial institutions to join it to bridge the finance gaps.

Afreximbank
October 16, 2022

SMEDAN tasks West African MSMEs on global competitiveness

SMEDAN says West African countries must create export-ready MSMEs to compete with exports from other countries.

SMEDAN
October 4, 2022

Nigeria, Botswana to sign agreements on defence matters, others

Nigeria and Botswana are set to sign several bilateral agreements to enhance economic and people-to-people cooperation.

February 6, 2022

UN chief says Africa is ‘source of hope’ for other continents

The secretary-general said Africans are “paying the heaviest price” for the injustice “deeply embedded in global systems”.

António Guterres
January 14, 2022

Pan-African payment system to save Africa $5 billion annually: AfCFTA

“It is set to save the continent up to $5 billion annually, which is the amount currency convertibility costs Africa.”

African Continental Free Trade AreaAfrican Continental Free Trade Area
October 1, 2021

After 61 years, we’re still begging govt for better welfare: Nigerian workers

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) says for 61 years that Nigerian workers have been demanding better welfare package, the government has turned a deaf ear.

June 24, 2021

AfCFTA begins pilot phase of Pan-African payment

AfCFTA says the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) pilot phase is ongoing in six West African countries.

Nigerian minister of finance Zainab Ahmed and Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment