{"id":254872,"date":"2026-11-03T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=254872"},"modified":"2026-11-04T16:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T16:15:21","slug":"ministry-of-foreign-affairs-takes-ecowas-trade-liberalisation-scheme-to-north-central-seeks-to-boost-regional-trade-and-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-takes-ecowas-trade-liberalisation-scheme-to-north-central-seeks-to-boost-regional-trade-and-economic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TAKES ECOWAS TRADE LIBERALISATION SCHEME TO NORTH CENTRAL, SEEKS TO BOOS&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Press-Release-on-ETLS-Sensitisation-Workshop-in-Kogi-State-3.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" 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