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As NPERA Takes Effect, Can Nigeria Build Africa’s Preferred Trade Gateway?
President Tinubu’s assent to the NPERA Act gives Nigeria’s port economic regulator long-awaited legal authority. The defining test is whether…
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From B’Odogwu to Africa: Nigeria’s PPP Model Powers $3.1bn AfCFTA Customs Ambition
Nigeria’s indigenous B’Odogwu customs platform and PPP framework have become the model for a proposed $3.1 billion AfCFTA project—a landmark…
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The 30-Cent Factory: How Nigeria’s Electricity Costs Are Pricing Manufacturers Out of Global Markets
Nigerian manufacturers reportedly pay about 15 US cents per kilowatt-hour on the grid and close to 30 cents when diesel…
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ECOWAS to Member States: Enforce MSME Protocols, Stop Writing New Rules
ECOWAS says West Africa’s small businesses need implementation rather than more policies, calling for fewer checkpoints, stronger infrastructure, enterprise formalisation…
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FG Touts $24.1bn Investment Inflows, Advances ₦350bn MSME Fund
The Federal Government says reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda have attracted more than $24.1 billion in capital importation, generated…
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Export Dreams, Idle Factories: Why Nigeria Still Struggles to Turn AfCFTA into Prosperity
AfCFTA gives Nigerian manufacturers access to a vast continental market, but idle capacity, expensive credit, unreliable power and logistics bottlenecks…
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Customs Modernisation Is Africa’s AfCFTA Gateway, Experts Say
Experts say customs modernisation is critical to AfCFTA’s success, arguing that digitised border processes, harmonised documentation, risk-based inspections and PAPSS…
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Nigeria Customs, Afreximbank Deepen Strategic Alliance to Unlock AfCFTA Trade Opportunities
The Nigeria Customs Service and Afreximbank have renewed their strategic partnership to accelerate AfCFTA implementation, modernise customs operations and strengthen…
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AfCFTA and Bergmans Sign Customs Modernisation Deal to Power Africa’s Digital Trade Backbone
AfCFTA’s proposed Customs Modernisation Project could help Africa move from trade ambition to trade execution by linking customs systems, ports,…
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Beyond Crude: How Nigeria Can Turn a ₦7.55trn Trade Surplus Into Export Brand Power
Nigeria’s ₦7.55 trillion trade surplus is a positive signal, but the country’s export basket remains heavily dependent on oil. The…
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