The 4th Edition of the Conference of Nigeria Trade Associations (CONiTA) has been slated to hold in April this year. CONiTA Conference, the largest and the foremost gathering of diverse trade associations in Nigeria, is being organized by a consortium of organizations that share and believe in the Agenda 2030, Africa Agenda 2063, as well as in the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan, with support from public and private sector.

Co-convener of the Conference, Mr Nelson Obine, said that CONiTA 2022, with the theme: “Harnessing the Power of Trade Associations for Good Governance, Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity,” will hold from Thursday to Friday, 28th - 29th April, 2022; at the LCCI Conference and Exhibition Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, “in a hybrid mode.” “It is the first in series and the 4th Edition,” Obine added, explaining that this year’s Conference would hold in series, “following the need to promptly proffer more efficient and encompassing dialogue and solutions to serve teeming interest of diverse trade associations that was raised in the past three editions; hence the shift from the annually held Conference to a quarterly event; to be followed by a capacity building on trade associations management.”

According to the statement, “CONiTA 2022 is thus a multi-interface seeking to influence diverse trade associations to evolve sustainability models; whose aim, among others, is to harness their common potentials; drive enabling policies and recommendations for inclusive growth, good governance and shared prosperity encompassing sustainable development goals.”

Obine listed Speakers at the Conference to include: Prof. Labode Popoola, Chairman, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Nigeria; a former Vice Chancellor of Osun State University; Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena, Executive Director, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA); Mr. Seye Olurotimi, Founder of MSME Africa;Alhaji Nurudeen Buhari, President, Lagos state Council of Tradesmen and Artisans (LASCOTA); Mr. Tony Peters, Management Consultant; Mr. Taiwo Sowore of National Association of Computer Engineers & Technicians; Dr. Nseabasi Ekanem, President of Trinity Healthcare Foundation; Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, Honourable Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation & Employment, as Guest of Honour, among others.

Mr. Obine in the statement, made it clear thatattendance was free and still open for members of trade associations in Nigeria, adding more information could be obtained from the Conference website athttps://www.conita.org.ng/while still open for corporate sponsorship.He named sponsors of past conference editions to include First Bank, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, Nigerian Breweries, Guiness Nigeria, NIMASA and Wholemart Ventures, with media coverage from News Express newspapers and others.