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4 October

NANTS Kano State Chairman representing NANTS at the Independence celebration dinner at the Villa, State House Abuja.

Alhaji Umar Habu Ibrahim, NANTS Kano State Chairman representing the organization at the Independence celebration dinner at the Villa,...

13 September

NANTS President in Lome with the ECOWAS Director of Agriculture and Water Resources and Executive Directive of the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF)

NANTS President in Lome with the ECOWAS Director of Agriculture and Water Resources and Executive Directive of the Regional...

5 August

NANTS embarked on advocacy campaign strategies and awareness creation rallies across Nigeria

NANTS embarked on advocacy campaign strategies and awareness creation rallies across Nigeria on the dangers of using agrochemicals to...

28 May

Executive members of Cross River State Chapter of NANTS.

Executive members of Cross River State Chapter of NANTS meet with South-South Coordinator of NANTS in Calabar. This is...

23 May

Stolen Dreams: How Corruption Negates Government Assistance to Nigeria’s Small Businesses

The meeting is convened with a view to establish structures and partnerships with which the following objectives shall be...

22 May

NANTS PROGRESS (NARRATIVE) REPORT ON EMPOWERMENT @SCALE PROJECT ON GENDER ACTION LEARNING SYSTEM (GALS).

NANTS PROGRESS (NARRATIVE) REPORT ON EMPOWERMENT @SCALE PROJECT PERIOD: May 2018-May 2019 Empower@sclae: The GALS Connection In recent...

7 May

Training and sensitization on tracking of Farmers Manifesto commitments.

The ongoing sensitization and training of farmers on the tracking and monitoring of the farmers manifesto commitments of political...

30 April

Town Hall Meetings with Political Candidates using the Farmers’ Manifesto and Trader’s Charter of Demand

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) is an umbrella body of traders which constitutes the largest voting constituency...

18 December

Statement from Civil Society Organizations working on eCommerce for Development, on the Africa eCommerce Week and Outcomes

Electronic commerce, and digital trade and technology more generally, can stimulate development, generate jobs and help build sustainable livelihoods....

3 December

Advocacy Training on Farmers Manifesto and Traders Charter of Demand organized by NANTS in collaboration with Oxfam

NANTS organized a capacity building /training workshop for stakeholders on engagement strategy with the farmers manifesto produced by farmers’...

26 September

NANTS Peaceful Protest against Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerian Traders By Ghanaian Authorities.

The Leadership of National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) in partnership with Niger Union of Traders Association, Ghana (NUTAG)...

21 September

NANTS Celebrates 20th Year Anniversary

The National Association of Nigerian Traders celebrates their 20th year anniversary in grand style. This event gathered major dignitaries...

20 September

NANTS celebrates World Food Day with Kanayo O Kanayo

Improving the agricultural sector’s performance is vital to growth and poverty reduction through its direct impact on food security,...

20 September

SENSITIZING FARMERS AT STATE LEVELS ON THE AGRICULTURAL BUDGET.

Nigerians at the grassroots are mostly consulted only during electoral periods and are neglected when policy issues which concerns...

20 September

Advocacy and Policy Dialogue on Standard Weights and Measures for Cassava and Rice Value Chain farmers in Six States

In Nigeria, less than 10% of traders and farmers adopt the culture of weights and measures. Some of the...

20 September

POLICY DIALOGUE ON COMBATING CORRUPTION ALONG NIGERIA-ECOWAS TRADE ROUTES

Regional trade and integration has remained part of Nigeria’s overarching strategy for economic transformation, growth and development. To this...

19 September

NANTS MICROCREDIT PROGRAMME

The general lack of or inadequate capital available to farmers and other entrepreneurs to engage in production activities especially...

19 September

FARMERS’ ORGANIZATION MAPPING In Six States of Nigeria

In implementing the IFAD-FGN Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme, an identified entry point is the organized farmers’ groups in...

19 September

PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR STRAGETIC CONSULTATION ON THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA

Nigeria has recognized that improving the agricultural sector’s performance is vital to growth and poverty reduction through its direct...

19 September

POLICY DIALOGUE ON KEY THEMATIC ISSUES ON AGRICULTURE

Small Scale Farmers (SSFs) in Nigeria make up the greater number of the country’s workforce population and produce over...

19 September

CONSULTATIVE MEETING FOR FARMERS TO DOCUMENT AND VALIDATE CHALLENGES, NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.

Small Scale Farmers (SSFs) in Nigeria make up the greater number of the country’s workforce population and produce over...

19 September

HIGH LEVEL NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLE ON THE NIGERIA CASSAVA POLICY

The first Cassava Stakeholders meeting under the current administration was organized by the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS)...

19 September

NANTS Aquaculture Project

NANTS implemented the pilot phase of the USAID MARKETS II Aquaculture Value chain Project. The main deliverable of this...

19 September

Non-State Actors and Media Orientation Workshop On Policy Instruments

Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Progamme (CAADP) aims to stimulate and facilitate increased agricultural performance through improvements in policy and...

19 September

The Nigeria Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) and the Tasks Ahead

The Federal Executive Council had in May 2017 approved the establishment of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)...

18 September

UNDERSTANDING THE ECOWAS AGRICULTURAL POLICY (ECOWAP) AND ITS IMPLEMENTATIONS

This policy brief is produced with the aim of educating particularly, ECOWAS Non State Actors (NSAs) and the general...

18 September

OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THE GROWTH ENHANCEMENT SCHEME (GES)

The Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme is one significant innovation in the Nigerian agricultural sector that has spurned a...

18 September

A Review of the Proposed 2013 Agriculture Budget for Achieving the Transformation Agenda

The annual Budget has been widely regarded as the second most important legal document of a nation after the...

18 September

NIGERIA’S 2015 AGRICULTURE BUDGET PROPOSAL: A REVIEW OF ITS EFFICIENCY

Nigeria’s budget and fiscal management for 2015 promises to be uniquely challenging for the country because of the consistent...

18 September

A REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED 2014 AGRICULTURE BUDGET AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

The Transformation Agenda (TA) clearly makes agriculture one of the key sectors and drivers of the economy that is...

18 September

AQUACULTURE COMME UNE PLATEFORME POUR CRÉATION D’EMPLOIS DANS LES PETITS AGRICULTEURS

L’élevage de poissons ou de l’aquaculture est une partie intégrante du système de la production agricole globale au Nigeria....

18 September

AQUACULTURE AS A JOB CREATOR AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS

Fish farming or aquaculture is an integral part of the overall agricultural production system in Nigeria. Though not quite...

18 September

THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSIDERATIONS IN AQUACULTURE BUSINESS IN WEST AFRICA

Aquaculture connotes the cultivation of freshwater and saltwater populations (especially fish) under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with...

18 September

LES OPPORTUNITÉS ET CONSIDÉRATION DANS LES AFFAIRES D’AQUACULTURE AU NIGERIA.

L’Aquaculture implique la culture d’eau douce et d’eau salée de populations (surtout de poissons) dans des conditions contrôlées, et...

18 September

AN ANALYSIS OF PLATEAU, BENUE, NASARAWA AND BAUCHI STATES’ 2016 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR AGRICULTURE

The present government of Nigeria is led by a new political party and leadership – the All Progressive Congress...

18 September

AN X-RAY OF NIGERIA’S 2016 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR AGRICULTURE

The year 2016 has become one of the most critical moments of economic turbulence ever in the history of...

18 September

ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET FOR AGRICULTURE

The year 2016 has become one of the most critical moments of economic turbulence ever in the history of...

18 September

ASSESSING NIGERIA’S CAADP IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE ATA: THE NAIP/ECOWAP EXPERIENCE

Africa has been identified as the current second fastest growing region in the world with GDP growth rate of...

18 September

Congruence Analysis MTEF 2013-2015 and the Transformation Agenda 2011-2015

The federal budget of Nigeria otherwise called the Appropriation Act reflects government commitment to sectors of the economy and...

18 September

CASSAVA BREAD INITIATIVE: OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPACT

The National Association of Nigerian Traders – NANTS had conducted a survey (rapid assessment) on the Federal Government of...

18 September

ASSESSING NIGERIA’S CAADP IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE ATA – THE NAIP/ECOWAP EXPERIENCE

Africa has been identified as the current second fastest growing region in the world with GDP growth rate of...

18 September

L’ÉVALUATION DE PROGRAMME CAADP DU NIGÉRIA MISE EN ŒUVRE PAR L’ATA : LE PIEA/ECOWAP EXPÉRIENCE

L’Afrique a été identifiée comme étant la deuxième région la plus forte croissance en cours dans le monde avec...

17 September

Boosting the Nigerian Economy Using the 2013 Federal Budget for Agriculture

The Budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or the Appropriation Act is enacted and signed in to law...

17 September

The Voices for Food Security (VFS) Campaign heartily commends the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and particularly...

17 September

NANTS position on the recent Nigeria-China Currency Swap

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has examined the recent Nigeria-China currency swap deal which has been in...

17 September

Preliminary comments on the 2018 federal government’s budget proposal for agriculture

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) under the auspices of the Voices for Food Security (VFS) commends the...

31 August

Ending Farmers-Herdsmen Conflicts in Nigeria

The Federal Government has commenced nationwide consultations with community, traditional, religious and opinion leaders (led by the Vice President,...

31 July

THE RECENT ‘QUIT NOTICE’ ISSUED BY GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT TO NIGERIAN TRADERS

The attention of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has been drawn to the recent ‘quit notice’ served...

24 July

Program on Advocacy Policy Dialogue on Standard Weights and Measures along Rice and Cassava Value Chain in Ogun, Anambra and Ebonyi States

The Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) recognizes the need to adopt the use of quality norms, grades and standards...

21 May

Lessons for Africa in the CFTA before Crucifying Nigeria’s President

Nigeria did not sign on to the framework arising from the negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement...

21 May

NANTS INAUGURATES SOUTH WEST EXECUTIVES AND COMMISSIONS OFFICE IN IBADAN

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has inaugurated its Zonal Executive Officers and commissioned its new zonal office...

21 May

NANTS position on the recent Nigeria-China Currency Swap

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has examined the recent Nigeria-China currency swap deal which has been in...

21 May

8 Lessons on the Imperatives of Private Sector driven AfCFTA

Preceding the Extra-ordinary Summit in Kigali which held in March 2018, the African Union (AU) had organized a Business...

17 April

PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR STRATEGIC CONSULTATION ON THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA

Nigeria has recognized that improving the agricultural sector’s performance is vital to growth and poverty reduction through its direct...

17 April

INTERACTIVE SESSION/BRIEFING ON PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION ON ECOWAS TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS

On the 28th day of May 1975, the then leaders of the various West African countries consummated the philosophy...

17 April

HIGH LEVEL CONSULTATION ON THE AGRICULTURE PROMOTION POLICY (APP) IN NIGERIA

The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently launched the national economic policy roadmap for the agriculture sector, tagged: “The...

17 April

TWO-DAY PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE ON NIGERIA/ECOWAS TRADE LITIGATION GAP ORGANISED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN TRADERS (NANTS) IN COLLABORATION WITH EU

Background This Public-Private Sector dialogue was organized by NANTS with support from the European Union and the German International...

17 April

HIGH LEVEL NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ROUND-TABLE ON THE NIGERIA CASSAVA POLICY

The first Cassava Stakeholders meeting under the current administration was organized by the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS)...

17 April

POLICY DIALOGUE ON COMBATING CORRUPTION ALONG NIGERIA-ECOWAS TRADE ROUTES

Regional trade and integration has remained part of Nigeria’s overarching strategy for economic transformation, growth and development. To this...

4 April

Working With IDPs

As part of a corporate social responsibility, the women wing of NANTS regularly gives out charity donations to Internally...

4 April

International Affiliation

The NANTS women wing has represented Nigeria on International platforms and meetings. some of which are the Commonwealth Women’s...

4 April

Collaborations with Ministries and government agencies

Since the birth of the women wing of NANTS, some courtesy visits to strategic organizations has done to seek...

4 April

Sensitization and Awareness Creation

The women wing, since its inception, has conducted market sensitization in 14 states of Nigeria and the Federal...

4 April

Inauguration of NANTS Women Wing Officials

NANTS, been a member based organization focusing on the needs for traders, created a section for the association to...

4 April

Celebrating Women’s Day

In celebrating international women’s day 2016, the NANTS women wing held a rally tagged ‘promoting patronage of made –in-Nigeria...

26 March

INTERACTIVE SESSION/BRIEFING ON PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION ON ECOWAS TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS

On the 28th day of May 1975, the then leaders of the various West African countries consummated the philosophy...

26 March

THE IMPERATIVES AND URGENCY OF A COHERENT TRADE POLICY IN NIGERIA

Nigeria has been without an official trade policy for over a decade. However, the country has been involved in...

26 March

Combating Corruption Along Trade Routes

BACKGROUND For over five decades, regional integration has been part of the African continent’s overarching strategy for economic transformation,...

5 July

Speech by Kanayo O. Kanayo on the WORLD FOOD DAY Rally Organized by NANTS

Honourable Minister, VFS members, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I want to use this opportunity to thank all of...

5 July

PRELIMINARY COMMENTS OF THE 2018 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR AGRICULTURE

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) under the auspices of the Voices for Food Security (VFS) commends...

5 July

ADDRESSING THE MENACE OF ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF FOOD ITEMS IN NIGERIA

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) notes with dismay that Nigeria has remained a large food importer in-spite...

5 July

ASSESSING NIGERIA’S CAADP IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE ATA: THE NAIP/ECOWAP EXPERIENCE

1.0. Overview of CAADP and Africa’s Public Spending inAgriculture Africa has been identified as the current second fastest growing...

5 July

CONSULTATIVE MEETING FOR FARMERS TO DOCUMENT AND VALIDATE CHALLENGES, NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.

Background/Introduction. Small Scale Farmers (SSFs) in Nigeria make up the greater number of the country’s workforce population and produce...

5 July

Boosting Nigerian Economy Using the 2013 Budget for Agriculture

Background The Budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or the Appropriation Act is enacted and signed in to...

5 July

INTERACTIVE SESSION/BRIEFING ON PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION ON ECOWAS TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS

Background and Participation On the 28th day of May 1975, the then leaders of the various West African...

5 July

ISSUED AT THE END OF A TWO-DAY PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE ON NIGERIA/ECOWAS TRADE LITIGATION GAP ORGANISED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN TRADERS (NANTS) IN COLLABORATION WITH EU AND GIZ (NIGHTBRIDGE HOTEL, IKEJA- LAGOS, 25-26 NOV. 2015)

Background This Public-Private Sector dialogue was organized by NANTS with support from the European Union and the German International...

11 November

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