 Manufacturer's Association of Nigeria, MAN, has called on the federal government to create a more business-friendly environment for businesses to thrive in the country by providing basic infrastructures to enhance productivity and help manufacturers go the long haul. The chairman of TNC Group of a section of the MAN Uche Okafo made the call Legos while speaking with journalists on the sideline of a one-day conference on the future of toiletries and cosmetic sustainability in Nigeria. It was an evening of frank talk among vegish men and women under the umbrella of the manufacturer's association of Nigeria, MAN, as it looked deeply into how the business environment has treated them. The conference, titled Unlocking the Portraits of Sucks, Toiletries and Cosmetics Sustainability in Nigeria, was an avenue created for them not only to wine but also to learn new technological ways of breaking even in the manufacturing business. One issue which featured prominently is that of the African continent of free trade area ACFTA. The key thing we talked about today is about ACFTA. So when the program starts are we going to be able to compete? So we want a situation where regulation, government policies will be very much okay to help us compete favorably with our counterparts all over the world. So that when we produce, when we produce, when we make our products here in Nigeria, we can easily move it out to the world. Francis Onatogu is a senior special assistant to President Mohammad Buhari on public sector matters and the Secretary of the National Action Committee on the African continent of free trade area ACFTA. He assured men that trade will commence soon in the area. On the rules of origin, the rules have been agreed on 88% of products. Now the Council of Ministers have also given authorization for trading to start based on what has been agreed on the rules of origin. So the documentation related to what has been agreed is being finalized and once they are finalized and I'm confident they'll be finalized this year, trade will start. Okafor is happy with the value addition that Nigerian-made products are assuming globally. He is optimistic that in the next 10 years and with the right environment, the industry will contribute greatly to the growth of basic products of Nigeria. When it comes to that niche, we are gradually covering that space. Those of us who enjoy indirect exports, when we get the feedback from these products that have gone all over the world, you find out that it is the same thing. It's given out the same results. And so that is where we want to see our products. That's where we want to see the industry at. In the next 5-10 years, we are competing favorably and when the products get to the final consumer, we'll be able to say yes, we have conveniently transferred quality. We have conveniently transferred value. The African Continental Free Trade Area is aimed at creating a single continent-wide market for goods and services, business and investment to reshape the African economies. From Lagos, love Ikuku Uyiduku. Plus, TV News. Thank you for watching.