Continental Customs Conference 'Ll Fast-Track Nigeria’s Economic Recovery, Expand MSME Exports

Continental Customs conference 'll fast-track Nigeria’s economic recovery, expand MSME exports

—As 30 African countries converge in Abuja for Summit By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs, Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday, said the high-level African customs conference scheduled for Abuja next week will be a pivotal step toward repositioning Nigeria as a dominant continental trade hub. Adeniyi also said the conference […]

Tinubu’s Trade Vision Takes Shape As Customs Chief Pushes AfCFTA-Led Economic Expansion

Nigeria’s drive to reposition trade as a central engine of economic expansion received fresh momentum on Friday as the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, outlined new priorities tied to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recently extended mandate for the Nigeria Customs Service. Speaking in Abuja, Adeniyi said the President’s approval of a renewed tenure came with clearly defined performance targets aimed at deepening trade facil…

Nigeria Might Finally Be Ready For The African Market – And It Shows

Something shifted last Friday and I caught myself nodding instead of sighing for once. The Nigeria Custom Service, Comptroller General ,Adewale Adeniyi, stood at the State House briefing and announced that Nigeria is preparing to suspend duties on eligible African goods under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). And the confidence in his tone didn’t sound like the usual Abuja optimism that evaporates by the next news cycle. He …

Customs Chief Highlights Strategic Push For African Trade Integration Ahead of Landmark C-PACT Summit

The Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has emphasized Nigeria’s strengthened commitment to advancing intra-African trade and Customs reforms. Ahead of the inaugural Customs Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) Conference from November 17–19. Addressing the press at the State House in Abuja, Adeniyi outlined how Nigeria, backed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive, aims to leverage trade as a key driver f…

How Kílẹ̀ńtàr navigates intra-African trade gaps to scale

Michelle Adepoju never knew she would be in fashion. But in 2018, she found herself in Burkina Faso, searching for fabric production sites. With a translator in hand, in a non-English speaking country, she approached a man selling a few streets away from where she lived. He offered to search the city with her, and she got in his car. They drove around for an hour before discovering a weaving site. Adepoju still remembers it vividly. “I walk in, …

‎C-PACT’ll Drive Economic Growth, Deepen Continental Trade — Customs C-G ‎

‎C-PACT’ll drive economic growth, deepen continental trade — Customs C-G ‎ By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎ ‎Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, says hosting the maiden Customs–Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (C-PACT) Conference in Abuja will accelerate economic growth and strengthen Africa’s intra-continental trade. ‎ ‎He said the NCS remained committed to fast-tracking Nigeria’s full implementation of th…