A month after Niger’s military takeover, it triggered diplomatic, political, and economic crises. The Niger and Gabon coups, like others, enjoy popular support despite regional calls to reinstate democracy. However, the junta...
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Nigeria needs to Maximize its Export Potential
Trade is, indubitably, an all-important economic lever for many countries across the world. Whether advanced or developing, international trade enables countries to access markets and services that may not have been available...
The Bumpy Ride of Logistics in Africa and Potential Remedies
Africa has become a thriving continent for business in recent years but the logistics and supply chain industry continues to play catch up. The challenges facing Africa’s logistics such as the high cost of moving goods within the...
Nigeria’s Non-oil Export Incentives
For a long time, Nigeria’s foreign exchange earning has been largely from crude oil exports. However, due to the government’s diversification efforts, non-oil products are now making a significant contribution to the country’s...
The Imperative of Addressing Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade in Nigeria
Trade is the lifeboat of a nation. It is essential to the creation of opportunities, achievement of economic growth and overall human prosperity. The freer the flow of trade, the stronger the tides to economic progress and peace...
Addressing the Financing Challenge of Small & Medium Enterprises in Nigeria
Small businesses are significant to any country’s economy and development. In fact, a World Economic Forum report found that Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) account for 90 percent of all firms globally, about 70...
Nigeria’s Agro-exports and Opportunities for Growth
Prior to the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria, Agro-export was the main commercial export, serving as a source of foreign exchange earnings and the backbone of government revenues. The discovery of crude oil shifted attention...
How Nigeria Can Diversify its Exports to Maximise the AfCFTA
Trade is the lifeblood of a nation’s existence. Buying, selling, and exchange of goods and services puts a country on the world map and within the global supply chain but sustenance happens when the country is consistent in...
How Better Security Can Help Nigeria’s Global Trade
Global trade is an immutable part of the global economy. International trade allows many countries to participate in the global economy by creating goods that are important for the people living in other countries at competitive...
An Overview of Nigeria’s Export Processing Terminals
To process export cargoes faster and boost foreign exchange earnings, the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), in August 2022, approved the establishment of 10 new Export Processing Terminals (EPTs) across the country. In addition to...