The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) notes with dismay that Nigeria has remained a large food importer in-spite of the massive available arable land across the country and further frowns at the fact that the country is spending over 1 trillion Naira annually on major food commodities such as rice, wheat, sugar and frozen […]
1.0. Overview of CAADP and Africa’s Public Spending inAgriculture Africa has been identified as the current second fastest growing region in the world with GDP growth rate of 5.2% (3.9% pre-CAADP) and per capita GDP growth of 2.3% (1.3% pre-CAADP)1.This implies that overall GDP almost doubled and per capita GDP rose by around 35%. This […]
Background/Introduction. Small Scale Farmers (SSFs) in Nigeria make up the greater number of the country’s workforce population and produce over 80% of the food consumed in the country. The Nigerian agricultural sector is second largest contributor (about 24%) to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Nonetheless, these farmers appear to be the poorest constituency in […]
Background The Budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or the Appropriation Act is enacted and signed in to law by the National Assembly and the President respectively. This national document guides government spending throughout the year. It represents the government’s intentions and political will to effect developmental changes in the society at large. Oftentimes […]
Background and Participation On the 28th day of May 1975, the then leaders of the various West African countries consummated the philosophy of a united region with the establishment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with the vision of a strong economic integration of member states anchored on the benefits of […]
Background This Public-Private Sector dialogue was organized by NANTS with support from the European Union and the German International Cooperation (GIZ) under the Strengthening Nigeria’s Trade Support Institutions (SNTSi) Programme. Participants were drawn from various stakeholders groups cutting across the relevant MDAs, regional institutions, private sector, cross border traders, legal profession, law students, media, etc. […]
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