Nigeria, March 7 -- Ministers and economic stakeholders have said Nigeria's ambition to lead intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will depend largely on unlocking the productive capacity of women-led enterprises and integrating them into formal trade systems.

They made the assertion on Friday at a colloquium in honour of women's role in industry, trade and investment held at the National Assembly Library Complex in Abuja with the theme "Positioning Nigeria to Lead Intra-African Trade."

Participants stressed that expanding women's access to capital, markets and incentives would strengthen Nigeria's competitiveness and enable the country to maximise the opportunities presented by AfCFTA.

In her keyno...