Startups
Nigeria urges startups to apply for AfCFTA Startup Acceleration Programme 2026
Nigeria has urged startups across the country to apply for the AfCFTA Startup Acceleration Programme 2026, a new initiative designed...
Innovation
FG Announces AfCFTA Startup Acceleration and Partnership Programme 2026
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the opening of applications for the AfCFTA Startup Acceleration and Partnership Programme...
Business
Lagos Opens BACCIMA Trade Fair 2026 for Cross-Border Trade Growth
Lagos State has officially opened the BACCIMA Trade Fair 2026 with a renewed push for cross-border trade, regional investment, and...
GrantTraining
234Finance Launches SME Bootcamp with $2 Million Funding Opportunities
African business advisory and investment platform, 234Finance, has launched the 234Finance SME Bootcamp 2026, a Pan-African business support programme targeted...
Startups
AfCFTA Launches 2026 Startup Acceleration Programme
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has launched the AfCFTA Startup Acceleration and Partnership Programme 2026 to support...
Startups
Call for Applications: AfCFTA Opens Startup Acceleration Programme 2026 for Africans
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in partnership with the Korea Africa Foundation (KAF), has opened applications for the...
Economy
Lagos unveils 2025–2030 industrial policy to become Africa’s manufacturing hub
Lagos State has unveiled a new industrial policy aimed at transforming the state into Africa’s leading manufacturing hub, marking a...
Agribusiness
TradeMark Africa to launch fisheries programme targeting 280,000 jobs
TradeMark Africa (TMA) is set to launch a new fisheries and aquaculture programme expected to generate over 280,000 jobs for...
Business
NEPC to Host Major Women-Led Export Business Programme
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced a major programme focused on supporting women-led businesses, positioning it as one...
MSMEs
FG launches payments report for MSMEs to access $3.5trn AfCFTA market
The Federal Government has launched the “Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria under AfCFTA” report to improve cross-border transactions...
Investment
AfCFTA Adjustment Fund introduced to Nigerian investors
The AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Corporation has introduced the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund to Nigerian institutional investors, positioning it as a key...
Skills
Apply for AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme (ADIEP)
Applications are now open for the AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme (ADIEP), a free virtual training initiative in partnership...
Economy
Nigeria signs agreement to host $50bn 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair
Nigeria has formally signed a hosting rights agreement with Afreximbank to host the 2027 edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair...
Economy
FG: Women-owned businesses across Africa face $49bn financing gap
The Federal Government has disclosed that women-owned businesses across Africa face a financing gap estimated at more than $49 billion,...
International
Nigeria, Japan Seek New Trade Deals Under AfCFTA
Nigeria and Japan are working to unlock new trade and investment flows under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
Business
AfCFTA 2026: FG to identify one exportable product in each of 774 LGAs
The federal government will deepen its participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA in 2026 by working with...
World Bank Report
Africa Produces Only 2% of Global Manufactured Goods – World Bank
Africa’s manufacturing outlook is drawing renewed attention after the World Bank noted that “today, only 2% of global manufactured goods...
EconomyNews
Tinubu Calls for Unified African Customs System to Boost AfCFTA Trade
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, 17 November 2025, urged African nations to break down inefficient borders, modernise their Customs...
CourseTraining
Afreximbank, ITC launch free AfCFTA export training for African businesses
Afreximbank, through its training arm AFRACAD, in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC), has announced the launch of a...
