Nigeria
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29-Jul-2019 Bloomberg
Nigeria sets up committee to implement African free-trade deal
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a committee to implement the country’s participation in the African Free Trade Agreement.
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11-Jul-2019 VOA
Why Nigerian small manufacturers fear new continental trade deal
Some manufacturers in Nigeria say that wading into the continental market could undermine local players and have negative implications.
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3-Jul-2019 La Croix
Le Nigeria assure qu’il va signer l’accord de libre-échange continental
Le Nigeria, première économie d’Afrique et premier marché du continent avec 190 millions d’habitants, a finalement annoncé qu’il signerait l’accord de libre-échange continental.
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3-Jul-2019 Reuters
Nigeria will sign Africa free trade agreement -presidency
Nigeria will sign an Africa free trade agreement at the coming African union summit, according to a statement posted on the Nigeria presidency’s Twitter feed.
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1-Jul-2019 La Nouvelle Tribune
Accord de libre-échange en Afrique : pas de précipitation pour Buhari
Les bénéfices d’un tel accord ne doivent pas retomber que dans l’escarcelle des investisseurs, mais également dans celle des citoyens, a déclaré le président nigérian.
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28-Jun-2019 Punch
We cannot afford to rush into Africa free trade agreement – Buhari
“Africa needs not only a trade policy, but also a continental manufacturing agenda,” Buhari said. “Our vision for intra-African trade is for the free movement of made-in-Africa goods."
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14-Jun-2019 Daily Trust
Why Nigeria should sign AfCFTA agreement – AfDB
Nigeria’s failure to sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement may hold the continent back on its economic prosperity drive, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said.
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1-Jun-2019 TheGuardian.ng
AfCFTA implementation may drag despite becoming operational
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) became a binding international legal instrument, even though critical parts of the agreement are yet to be completed.
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22-May-2019 Bloomberg
Nigeria to join Africa free trade zone, Trade Minister says
Nigeria will sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari approves an impact-assessment report he asked for, the country’s trade minister said.
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2-May-2019 bilaterals.org
Interview with Ken Ukaoha
Ken Ukaoha is the president of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) and shares his view on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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8-Apr-2019 Al Jazeera
Will Africa’s historic free trade agreement succeed?
The African Union agreed last year to create a free trade zone on the continent but Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, isn’t on board with the agreement.
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8-Apr-2019 Commodo Africa
Au Nigeria, les agriculteurs tournent le dos au traité de libre-échange continental
L’accord sur la Zone de libre échange continentale africaine (ZLEC) augmenterait le chômage des agriculteurs et des travailleurs agricoles au Nigéria, selon l’association nationale des négociants nigérians (NANTS).
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3-Apr-2019 Independent.ng
Implementation of AfCFTA in Nigeria will increase unemployment among farmers – NANTS warns
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has warned that the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Nigeria would increase unemployment among farmers, and farm workers in the country.
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29-Mar-2019 Daily Trust
NANTS backs Buhari over trade agreement
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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1-Mar-2019 SOMO
Shell put Nigeria under pressure with ISDS process to obtain oil field OPL 245
Shell used the investment agreement between the Netherlands and Nigeria to obtain a lucrative oil field at remarkably good conditions.
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31-Jan-2019 News Agency of Nigeria
Manufacturers insist “no to African free trade”
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has again warned Nigeria against signing the African Continental Free Trade Area to save Nigeria from being a dumping ground for foreign goods.
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23-Jan-2019 Premium Times
Nigeria, Canada move to revive stalled bilateral agreement
A foreign innvestment promotion and protection agreement was signed by Nigeria and Canada in May 2014, which Canada ratified in 2014. But Nigeria decided not to ratify the agreement because it was later found unbalanced.
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8-Nov-2018 Vanguard
Why we are worried over African Free Trade Agreement — Dangote, MAN, LCCI
Business groups have supported the Nigerian Federal Government’s delay in signing the African Continental Free Trade Area, stressing that adequate measure should be put in place to prevent dumping of goods into Nigeria and Africa countries in general.
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2-Nov-2018 Daily Post
Nigeria not in hurry to sign African free trade agreement – Buhari govt
Nigeria’s reluctance in signing the African Free Trade Agreement is based on the commitment to ensure that only what will benefit its economic interest is implemented as a policy.
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25-Oct-2018 La Tribune
Zone de libre échange africaine : pour Buhari, les chefs d’Etat ont mis la charrue avant les bœufs
Pour le chef d’Etat nigérian, les pays africains auraient mieux fait de promouvoir dans un premier temps la compétitivité de leurs économies et de renforcer l’intégration des marchés, avant de rendre effectif l’accord de libre-échange.
