Archives Tag: Trade
Agege International Trade Fair 2021
April 19, 2022
Agege International Trade Fair is an innovative tool developed to help the common entrepreneur in Lagos state to grow. Our vision is to create the largest discount market in the whole of Lagos state, with a major focus on the Lagos mainland. We are on a mission to re-write the history of Trade and commerce … Continue reading Agege International Trade Fair 2021
Okonjo-Iweala Commences Work As WTO DG, Emphasizes On Fisheries Subsidy
April 19, 2022
Nigerian economist and development expert, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala assumed office as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday, March 1, 2021. Read more about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Donning a face mask with her elbow bumps doled out, the former Nigerian finance minister spared little time towards commencing work as she threw her … Continue reading Okonjo-Iweala Commences Work As WTO DG, Emphasizes On Fisheries Subsidy
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Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
As usual, it has been an eventful week o social media. Social media, especially Twitter, is like the cultural Igbo village square where all issues concerning society are discussed without taking any prisoners. The social media space has no place for preferential treatment. You up on the trend list because you are being praised for … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Gets Social Media In A Frenzy
April 19, 2022
The hashtag #BeLikeNgoziChallenge has been trending for most of Monday into Tuesday and by the time you read this, it should still be high in the trend table. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has blazed a trail once again as she ascended the role of Director-General at the World Trade Organisation. https://twitter.com/honilatte/status/1361341964629798913?s=20 She did against what seemed like … Continue reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Gets Social Media In A Frenzy
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Did You Know? This Nigerian Is A Deputy Director-General Of The WTO
April 19, 2022
The WTO operates a four Deputy Director-General style of governance and Benue State-born Yonov Frederick Agah is currently one of the four Deputy Directors-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). He has been in this position since the 1st of October 2013 and was reappointed to another four-year term on the 1st of October 2017. … Continue reading Did You Know? This Nigerian Is A Deputy Director-General Of The WTO
LCCI Comments On The Appointment Of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala As The New DG Of The WTO
April 19, 2022
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry heartily felicitates with Nigeria on the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is a great delight being the First Female and First African to head the WTO since its formation in 1995 [replacing the General Agreements on Tariffs … Continue reading LCCI Comments On The Appointment Of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala As The New DG Of The WTO
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What Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Appointment As WTO DG Could Mean For Nigeria
April 19, 2022
On Monday, February 15, 2021, the World Trade Organization confirmed Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as its new Director-General. This followed the withdrawal of her last remaining rival for the role, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, earlier this month. Dr Okonjo Iweala is expected to resume as DG of the global trade body on March 1. Read … Continue reading What Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Appointment As WTO DG Could Mean For Nigeria
Up to $2 Million Funding on Offer from the West Africa Trade and Investment Hub
April 19, 2022
The West Africa Trade and Investment Hub is offering grants to agribusinesses. The program targets ventures in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa, and aims to help them scale operations and raise the quality of products and services produced by the sector. Successful applicants could receive between $250,000 and $2 million in funding from the organization. … Continue reading Up to $2 Million Funding on Offer from the West Africa Trade and Investment Hub
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Three Sectors Bigger Than the Oil Industry in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The National Bureau of Statistics recently released data on the growth of Nigeria’s economy in 2019. The GDP report showed that the country’s economy had grown by 2.27 percent in the year just passed. It had performed slightly better than many analysts (including those at the IMF) had expected. But it will need to grow … Continue reading Three Sectors Bigger Than the Oil Industry in Nigeria
West Africa Trade and Investment Forum
April 19, 2022
We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd Edition of the West Africa Trade and Investment Forum: Conference and Exhibition (WATIF 2020) which is themed: “Facilitating Trade and Development Through Technology, Virtual Connections and Regional Cooperation”. The event is scheduled to hold in Ghana on the 24th and 25th March, 2020. The maiden edition … Continue reading West Africa Trade and Investment Forum
How the AfCFTA Will Impact Small Businesses in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
On July 7, 2019, Nigeria signed up for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), a continent-wide trade deal that would allow for the free movement of people and goods across borders. The program is designed to meld Africa’s 54 countries into one market and make the region more competitive in the global commercial arena. … Continue reading How the AfCFTA Will Impact Small Businesses in Nigeria
New trade exhibition in Ghana set to support industry growth
April 19, 2022
Organisers, Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery and Afrocet Montgomery have announced the launch of Ghana’s premier mining, industrial, automation, packaging, and occupational health and safety trade expo, which will be taking place at the Dome, located at the Accra Trade Fair Grounds in Ghana, from 21-23 April 2020. The new West African Industrial Trade Exhibition (WAITEX) skilfully … Continue reading New trade exhibition in Ghana set to support industry growth
Lagos International Trade Fair 2019
April 19, 2022
All is set for the largest international trade fair in Nigeria, the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF). The spectacular 10-day event, annually organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), will hold from 1st to 10th November 2019, at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos State. It is undoubtedly a unique platform for businessmen/women … Continue reading Lagos International Trade Fair 2019
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Made In Nigeria Conference & Exhibition 2018
April 19, 2022
The Made In Nigeria Project, organisers of the Made In Nigeria Conference & Exhibition, have officially announced the fourth edition of the annual event slated to hold in Lagos at the Balmoral Convention Centre on Friday 30th November, 2018 with the theme: An SME-Driven Economy: Opportunities, Challenges & Potential for Growth. The key thrust of the one-day … Continue reading Made In Nigeria Conference & Exhibition 2018
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Did You Know? Nigeria is the World’s Second Largest Producer of Ginger
April 19, 2022
When farmers in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna dig up ginger from their farmlands, they do so with an expectation that it will be worth their duel with the soil below and the scorching sun above. And it usually is. The stocky rhizome helps put food on the tables of thousands across the state … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria is the World’s Second Largest Producer of Ginger
