Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy

Promoting equitable markets for sustainable development

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What We Do

We work across interconnected policy areas that shape equitable markets, effective regulation, institutional accountability, and sustainable development.

Five programme areas. One integrated reform agenda.

Our focus is not only on policy ideas, but on the systems, institutions, and stakeholder processes required to make reform practical and sustainable.

Programme areas

5

Established

2018

What We Do

Advancing reforms across trade, markets, governance, and policy

Trade, Investment Climate and Regional Integration

Policy and institutional reform support for fair trade governance, a stronger investment climate, business environment improvement, and practical regional integration in Nigeria and across Africa.

Competition and Consumer Protection

Research, policy engagement, and advocacy on fair competition, responsible market conduct, consumer welfare, sector regulation, and effective protection against harmful products and unfair practices.

Digital Economy, Innovation and Intellectual Property

Policy and advocacy work on digital trade, innovation ecosystems, platform governance, data-driven markets, and intellectual property regimes that support development and shared prosperity.

Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Policy and regulatory engagement on renewable energy, sustainability transitions, green investment, resilient production and consumption, circular economy frameworks, and voluntary sustainability standards.

Public Sector Transparency and Accountability

Policy work on transparency, integrity, accountability, natural resource governance, public resource management, regulatory governance, and accountable public decision-making.

Our Approach

Turning evidence into action through research, engagement, and collaboration

Research-Led
Advocacy

Producing policy-relevant evidence through in-house research, expert collaboration, and analysis that responds to implementation realities.

Multi-Stakeholder Engagement

Engaging policy makers, regulators, private sector actors, civil society, development partners, and regional bodies through dialogue.

Knowledge & Capacity Strengthening

Supporting institutions and stakeholders through policy dialogues, workshops, seminars, briefings, and practical knowledge products.

Convening & Bridge-Building

Creating platforms that bring essential reform actors together to build understanding, cooperation, and shared policy direction.

We help translate research, dialogue, and stakeholder engagement into practical reform pathways that inform policy development, institutional strengthening, and implementation efforts. Get in touch with us

What we offer

We bring together strategic oversight, executive leadership, programme coordination, and advisory guidance.

2018

Established

Founded as an independent Nigerian non-profit organisation committed to public-interest policy, research, and advocacy.

5

Programme Areas

Working across trade, competition, digital governance, sustainability, and public-sector accountability.

Our Partners

Work with us to advance fairer markets and stronger institutions.

We work with public institutions, regulators, development partners, civil society, research bodies, and private sector actors to support reforms that improve market outcomes and strengthen governance.