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- 28 Apr 2025
US Identifies Corruption as Key Barrier to Trade and Investment in Nigeria
United States government has identified corruption as the primary obstacle to trade and investment in Nigeria, as outlined in the 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. The…
- 27 Dec 2023
NITDA Plans to Collapse Physical Barriers in Trade via Digital Technology
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy is working to collapse the physical barriers…
- 16 Feb 2026
AfCFTA, AGRA Collaborate to Reduce Non-tariff Barriers to Intra-African Food Trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with nonprofit organisation Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), towards improving…
- 19 Aug 2025
Flutterwave, iPaylinks Partner on Africa–Asia Payments
Flutterwave has struck a game-changing partnership with iPaylinks, East Asia’s respected payment platform, to break down barriers in Africa–Asia trade. Olugbenga Agboola, founder and CEO of…
- 11 Nov 2022
AfCFTA will Forge Collaborations Among e-commerce Firms on the Africa, Accelerate Growth - Alerzo CEO
At the just concluded Africa Fintech Summit held in Cape Town, South Africa, Adewale Opaleye, the founder and group chief executive officer of Alerzo posited that the African Continental Free Trade…
- 6 May 2025
How Emerging Technologies Are Reshaping Trade – NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the transformative potential of emerging technologies is vital in revolutionising trade…
- 11 Jul 2019
Logistics Challenges Facing eCommerce in Africa
By Josephine Wawira , According to Euromonitor, the world’s fastest-growing economies by 2030 will be in Africa. This consequently makes the continent the next big e-commerce market. And as this…
- 3 Jul 2026
World Bank Okays New $1.25Bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25 billion loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration (NAIJA) programme. The approval was announced this week as the World…
- 13 Oct 2022
Improved Access to Affordable Trade Finance Could Increase Exports & Imports by $26B Annually in West Africa - IFC and WTO Study
Lowering trade finance costs could provide billions in economic benefits in four West African countries, according to a new report released today by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and…
- 26 Oct 2025
Afreximbank Targets $250bn Balance Sheet Growth in 10 years
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)’s shareholders have set an ambitious target to grow the balance sheet of the bank to $250 billion within 10 years. George Elombi, president of Afreximbank…
- 8 Jun 2013
AfDB Inks $100m Agreement with Commerzbank AG to Support African Trade Finance
African Development Bank (AfDB) has formally signed $100 million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) with Commerzbank AG under which the two banks will share the default risk on a portfolio…
- 24 Jul 2015
Trade Integration Key to Reduce Poverty & Support Growth in Africa- Brewer
Africa continues to remain vastly unexplored, and making Africa’s most remote regions accessible for trade will not only promote prosperity in those regions, but also elevate the continent’s…
- 7 Mar 2016
Air Freight Makes Solid Start to 2016, Africa’s Challenge Persists
International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in January showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK) of 2.7% compared to January 2015. This…
- News26 Aug 2026
Marketplace Africa Examines the Future of African Trade
In the latest episode of CNN’s Marketplace Africa, Victoria Rubadiri speaks with Michael Ogbalu, Chief Executive Officer of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), about how the platform is helping to transform cross-border payments and drive trade across Africa.
- 19 Dec 2022
Afreximbank Inaugurates TRADAR Club to Transform African Trade
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inaugurated TRADAR Club, a prestigious member-driven network aimed at empowering international businesses and executives to transform trade and…
- 30 Jan 2023
TradeMark Africa Launches in West Africa
TradeMark East Africa, one of the world’s leading Aid for Trade organisation, has rebranded to TradeMark Africa (TMA) and simultaneously officially launched its West Africa operations. Founded in…
- 15 Aug 2014
US-Africa Trade Agreement Still Benefitng Businesses- DHL
The trade relationship between the United States and Africa, as well as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - which provides exporters duty-free access to the lucrative US market, was…
- 17 Feb 2022
MFS Africa Looks to Strengthen PAPSS Backbone
African digital payments network MFS Africa has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) network, the newly established African cross-border and financial markets infrastructure…
- 31 Jul 2026
AfCFTA Urges Africa to Stop Exporting Raw Materials
Patience Okala, the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office has urged African countries to stop exporting raw materials and instead focus on adding…
- 29 Dec 2014
ICT Can Rescue Nigeria from Dwindling Oil Revenue-Report
Information communication technology (ICT) experts have said that ICT investments addressing African market realities will fuel GDP growth in key African countries, as 2014 winds down and…
- 1 Jul 2026
World Bank Approves Fresh $1.25Bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a $1.25 billion Development Policy Financing loan for Nigeria despite widespread public criticism over the country’s rising debt profile, as it unveiled a new six-year…
- 19 Jan 2017
Nigeria Risks Losing 37% Of GDP to Corruption By 2030- Allianz
Corruption in Nigeria could cost up to 37% of GDP by 2030 if it’s not dealt with immediately, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has warned. AGCS is the Allianz centre of expertise for…
- 23 Jan 2017
Businesses in Nigeria Worry over Cyber Risk, Others
Threats associated with the cyber space, market volatility and corruption rank high among risk factors considered by companies operating in Nigeria, a new report has revealed. Allianz Global…
- 24 Sept 2013
USA, Sub-Saharan Africa to See Trade Growth, says DHL
DHL Express , the world's leading courier and express company, believes that trade between the United States of America and Sub-Saharan Africa is set for continued growth, as both regions build upon…
- 10 Jul 2025
AfCFTA Credit Fund Makes First Investment With $10m Loan
The Credit Fund of the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund has successfully closed its first investment, committing $10 million to Telecel Global Services Ltd, through a senior secured amortising loan. The…
- 2 Oct 2024
ECOWAS to Accelerate Implementation of ENBIC Regional ID Card for Stronger Integration
Immigration chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed that it is urgent for member countries to expedite the issuance of the regional ENBIC ID card in order to…
- 28 Oct 2024
MoMo PSB Launches Outbound Remittance Service across Africa
MoMo PSB has announced the launch of its outbound and inbound remittance service which enables customers in Nigeria to send money seamlessly to 13 African countries, including Benin Republic,…
- 16 Jan 2014
Survey Reveals 13% Nigerians Buy Petrol @ N100 Per Litre
Fourth Quarter (Q4) results for the Petrol Price Monitoring Polls conducted by NOIPolls Limited has revealed that 13% of Nigerians purchased petrol N100, an increment of N3 and probably by…
- 7 May 2015
DHL Global Technology Conference Highlights African Market Potential
DHL, the world’s leading logistics service provider, held its 5th annual Global Technology conference in Dubai last month, featuring a number of key sessions on doing business in Africa. Under the…
- 27 Jun 2021
We’re Leveraging NigComSAT-1R to Linkup Hinterlands Says Alale @NDSF2021
Dr. Abimbola Alale, managing director and chief executive officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSAT), has said they are leveraging NigComSAT-1R to provide complimentary solutions for an…