Trade

Five U.S.-listed Chinese state-owned companies whose audits are under scrutiny by the U.S. securities regulator, have said they would voluntarily delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Oil giant Sinopec (600028.SS) and China Life…

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) has promised to create an enabling environment for commodity markets to grow both locally and internationally. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Evelyn Ngige, made…

The Chairman, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Parliament Committee on Macroeconomics and Economic Policy Research, Honourable Kebba Barrow, says, free movement of goods and persons within member states will improve…

The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. "The United States today…

Hundreds of truck drivers in Sudan have continued their month-long strike blocking access to the main sea entry point. The demonstrations began when key eastern tribes opposing the transitional government in Khartoum blocked roads and…

The head of the world's biggest free trade area, AfCTA, has described the global intellectual property rights system as "outdated" saying it is constraining Africa's industrialisation. The plea was made in Johannesburg after attending a…

Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says the formal inauguration of a Nigeria-Russia Chamber of Commerce and Industry will greatly consolidate efforts made to deepen the long-lasting relationship and invigorate business…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, has visited the Governor of Nasarawa State, His Excellency, Abdullahi Sule,  for high-level discussions with the State governor, key stakeholders in the State government, civil…

Nigeria's Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says that there is a potential for about $450 billion income gain through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday in a message…

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffery Onyeama said the Nigeria and Saudi Arabia Joint Commission is being revitalized as a veritable platform to boost trade between the two countries.     “These are two big countries…