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In November 2022, the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), licensed five new Export Processing Terminals (EPTs) across the country to begin the operation of handling and processing export cargoes. Establishing and licensing these export processing …
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Despite the potential of digitalization in achieving regional integration, Africa experiences relatively slow adoption. Delays in clearing goods at countries’ borders and ports impede their timely and cost-efficient movement across the continent. Sub-Saharan Africa ranks lower in the border logistic …
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COVID-19 has caused unprecedented challenges in every region of the world. Africa has been particularly hard hit due to the continent’s frail health sector and lack of decent infrastructure. While these underlying characteristics have presented a unique set of challenges, …
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Many Nigerians were in total denial of the COVID-19 pandemic until we recorded the first case in late February 2020. The outbreak led to a massive restructuring of work and service policies in all industries, primarily when the government issued
On Thursday 1st of July 2021, the National Assembly finally passed into law, the long-overdue Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, after many attempts to rewrite, restructure and modify the bill to suit the various sectors involved. First proposed to the national …
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The announcement of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) was met with great optimism and hope for the continent by Africans and the rest of the world. According to the World Bank figures, AfCFTA will connect over 1.3 …
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