Our Managing Partner, Chinenye Uwanaka was the lead consultant for the facilitation of the E-commerce Multi-stakeholder Workshop alongside the National Advisory Committee on E-commerce and Digital Economy, which was themed: Stakeholders Dialogue on E-commerce and Digital Trade Policy for Nigeria, held on the 26th of August, 2022 at the Chelsea Hotel, Abuja.

In attendance were representatives of GIZ, the Central Bank of Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI Nigeria), Federal Ministry of Justice, World Bank, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, NITDA Nigeria, NCC, Standard Organization of Nigeria, National Export Promotion Council, Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) among other parastatals in the public sector. The private sector was represented by Flutterwave, Paystack, Jumia Nigeria, AfriLabs and a host of other e-commerce operators.

The workshop addressed pertinent policy concerns of e-commerce in Nigeria in light of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

Industry leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders proffered policy solutions to the identified issues. The Firma Advisory is dedicated to pushing forward new frontiers in the policy discourse on e-commerce and business models that leverage new technologies.