Lagos Secures 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair Hosting Rights Sanwo-Olu said Lagos’ selection reflects Nigeria’s central role in Africa’s economic integration Bada-Ambrose described the IATF nomination as a proud moment for Lagos Lagos State, Nigeria, has been nominated as the host city for the 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in … Read more
Trade Fair to Come to Lagos in 2027 Lagos to Drive Continental Trade in 2027 Lagos as Host of 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has officially announced that Lagos, Nigeria, will host the 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF). Eko Hot Blog reports that he made the announcement during the opening ceremony … Read more
AfCFTA is the future of trade in Lagos AfCFTA centered on a shared vision of promoting intra-African trade by Africans Lagos State is taking decisive steps to reinforce its position as a prominent trade hub in Africa by leveraging the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a correspondent for CNN International, Larry Madowo, has criticized Nigeria’s single entry visa fee of $215, describing it as outrageous. Madowo shared this viewpoint on his LinkedIn profile on Monday. Editor’s Picks BREAKING: Super Falcons Secure Olympics Ticket After 16-Year Drought Kano Govt Arraigns Ganduje, Wife, Son For Alleged Corruption … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has described innovative finance options as crucial to the State and the nation’s goal to achieve sustainable industrial growth and position manufacturers to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs. Adetutu Ososanya, FCA, made the … Read more
The working group was inaugurated on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The Lagos government said the group will domesticate the AfCFTA in the state. The government said the AfCFTA domestication aligns with the present administration’s economic agenda. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has inaugurated the State Technical Working Group to be responsible … Read more
Buhari will attend the AU summit and an AfCFTA session in Niger Republic. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday start an official trip to Niamey, in the Republic of Niger. EDITOR’S PICKS One Killed, Several Injured As Multiple Explosions Rock Jerusalem Why I Approved Redesign Of Naira Notes – Buhari … Read more
Stakeholders in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have called for private sector participation and the creation of compatible trade policies to ensure successful implementation of the agreement. Top government officials, industrialists, and financial services experts made these recommendations in Lagos on Tuesday at a webinar organized by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, … Read more
Eleven African countries have validated the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement implementation strategies, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Mrs Vera Songwe, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, UNECA, said this in her opening statement at the 39th session of the Committee of Experts on Wednesday. The experts’ meeting … Read more
The Federal Government said on Sunday that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative would help to stem illegalities in the mining sector. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, made the assertion while featuring at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, Eko hot blog gathered. Speaking on … Read more
Buhari, AfCFTA Awards President Muhammadu Buhari, nine other African Heads of State and Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) have received awards for their contributions to the kick-off of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The award ceremony was organised virtually by the African Union (AU) with the private sector in the … Read more
African Trading, AfCFTA African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans for starting trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Abiy tweeted: “Congratulations to our continent for the beginning of trading under AfCTA. The new frontier for Africa is indeed regional integration, where minds are open … Read more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, announced that Nigeria has submitted a ratified document of the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the African Union legal depository. The African Continental Free Trade Area, created in 2018, seeks to accelerate intra-African trade and boost Africa’s trading position in the global market. … Read more
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disclosed it is providing one billion dollars grant to African countries to support the implementation of the Agreement for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a statement by Afreximbank’s spokesman, Mr Obi Emekekwue, the bank’s president disclosed this to the African Heads of States at the 12th … Read more
Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, has pledged the UN’s full support to the African Union (AU) as nations begin to earnestly operationalise the landmark African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to a statement issued by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), she made the pledge on Sunday in Niamey, Niger, at … Read more
Nigeria is ready to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA Agreement in a few days time, leaving out only Benin and Eritrea of the 55 African countries. President Muhammadu Buhari made this indication after accepting the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of AfCFTA.. Buhari will be signing … Read more