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Related News Nigeria cuts AfCFTA certificate processing to 24 hours Legal experts: African lawyers must lead cross-border practice Port Harcourt to host cross-border legal practice fireside on AfCFTA \n\n\n\nShe said the events provided platforms for discussions on women\u2019s participation in trade, digital trade and investment facilitation, while creating opportunities for Nigerian businesses to benefit from the continental market.\n\n\n\nRead Also: Why we raided Lagos compound, by Task Force chief\u00a0\n\n\n\nThe NACO coordinator also disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, in collaboration with NACO, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council and the United Nations Development Programme, led Nigerian businesses on a Nigeria-Botswana AfCFTA Trade Mission.\n\n\n\nAccording to her, the mission had already yielded results, with CSO Fashion Academy securing a contract to supply 6,000 T-shirts to a Botswana business.\n\n\n\nShe added that Chumpy\u2019s Food introduced its instant ready-to-eat rice during the mission and received positive interest from businesses and consumers in Botswana.\n\n\n\nOn the domestication of the AfCFTA agreement, Okala said Nigeria was making progress, noting that a draft Domestication Bill was currently before the House Committee on Commerce of the National Assembly.\n\n\n\nShe said Nigeria had also launched the Africa Digital Access and Public Infrastructure for Trade initiative to support the implementation of the Digital Trade Protocol and strengthen the country\u2019s digital trade ecosystem.\n\n\n\nOkala said the progress recorded during the quarter followed the implementation of decisions reached at the committee\u2019s second-quarter meeting.\n\n\n\nShe said NACO had completed an Adjustment Fund briefing with Afreximbank for interested companies, activated the Digital Trade Sub-Committee for the implementation of the Africa Digital Access and Public Infrastructure for Trade initiative and established a communication channel for Adjustment Fund enquiries.\n\n\n\nHowever, she said the development of metrics and a measurement framework for Customs AfCFTA procedures remained a third-quarter action item.\n\n\n\nLooking ahead, Okala said the fourth-quarter priorities would focus on simplifying the AfCFTA framework to enable more Nigerian businesses to understand and take advantage of opportunities available under the continental trade agreement.\n\n\n\nShe said the government would intensify stakeholder engagement, continue its subnational engagement tour, organise webinars and peer-learning activities, and develop additional simplified AfCFTA tools for businesses.\n\n\n\nOkala said the ultimate objective was to increase the number of Nigerian businesses trading under AfCFTA, expand the presence of Nigerian products in African markets, strengthen links between producers and buyers, and improve access to finance and standards required for international competitiveness.\n\n\n\nShe urged members of the Central Coordination Committee and other stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and ensure that AfCFTA moved beyond a policy framework to become a source of concrete economic opportunities for Nigerians.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \ud83d\udce2 ADVERTISEMENT DISCLAIMER: Links above are sponsored posts. 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