NESG Radio The Nigerian Economic Summit Group

As we reach the five-year mark since the introduction of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), it has been considered necessary to examine the effectiveness of this landmark treaty. This discussion will focus on how the Nigerian economy can strategically position itself to maximise the benefits of the AfCFTA. Leaders of the NESG Trade, Investment and Competitiveness Policy Commission will discuss the imperatives of the Domestication of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and other policy imperatives.

Also, bringing a wealth of experience as the CEO of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr Muda Yusuf will provide his invaluable perspective as a key industry player. He will discuss Nigeria's progress since ratifying the agreement in November 2020, the significant challenges, and potential strategies to bolster intraregional trade.

In addition, according to Article 28 of AfCFTA, the treaty is "subject to review every five (5) years after its entry into force..." Given current realities, the conversation will address whether or not the agreement should be reviewed and what such reviews should be.

As we reach the five-year mark since the introduction of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), it has been considered necessary to examine the effectiveness of this landmark treaty. This discussion focus on how the Nigerian economy can strategically position itself to maximise the benefits of the AfCFTA. Leaders of the NESG Trade, Investment and Competitiveness Policy Commission discussed the imperatives of the domestication of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and other policy imperatives.

Also, bringing a wealth of experience as the CEO of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr Muda Yusuf provided his invaluable perspective as a key industry player. He discussed Nigeria's progress since ratifying the agreement in November 2020, the significant challenges, and potential strategies to bolster intraregional trade.

In addition, according to Article 28 of AfCFTA, the treaty is "subject to review every five (5) years after its entry into force..." Given current realities, the conversation addressed whether or not the agreement should be reviewed and what such reviews should be.

Did the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over-promise and under-deliver in 2023?

In this episode of the #IfNotNowWhen series, Amaka Anku, Africa practice head at Eurasia Group, sits with Festus Okoye, INEC’s former head of voter education, to discuss Nigeria’s electoral system and the commission’s performance in the 2023 general elections. They debate the common use of the phrase “electronic transmission of results” and discuss what INEC can do to improve election logistics in the future.

The theme for World Health Day 2024 is 'My health, my right’. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has found that at least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitution. Yet countries are not passing and putting into practice laws to ensure their populations are entitled to access health services.
Without health, a person is denied their right to be contributing members of society and to provide for their families.
Right to Health is the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

Why do so many Nigerians believe unverified political and social claims? On this episode of the #IfNotNowWhen series, Amaka Anku, Africa head at Eurasia Group, chats with Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos, about how to debunk these myths through more effective government communication and how to encourage the creation of policy ideas that mobilize Nigerians to achieve collaborative economic growth.

To commemorate the #WorldWaterDay2024 themed "Water for Peace", we had an engaging conversation with Engineer Nyananso Gabriel Ekanem.

Engineer Ekanem is the Thematic Lead, Water and Sanitation Thematic Group of the Infrastructure Policy Commission of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).