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July 8, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja onMonday after attending the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey,Niger Republic.
The presidential aircraft conveying the Presidentand some members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 1:25 p.m.
While in Niamey, Buhari signed the African ContinentalFree Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, making Nigeria the 53rd state in thecontinent to append its signature to the document.
The signing of the agreement was the first event atthe opening of the summit on the launching of the operational phase of theAfCFTA.
The President had delayed signing the agreement,which entered into force on May 30, 2019.
The AfCFTA is expected to be the world’s largestfree trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organisation, with apotential market of 1.2 billion people.