LCCI’s Muda Yusuf on Nigeria’s decision sign AfCFTA
By CNBC
04 July 2019 |
3:38 pm
The African Union has welcomed Nigeria's decision to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement later this weekend in Niamey. Muda Yusuf, the Director General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry joins CNBC Africa for more.
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