Being Special Advisor to the Nigerian Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment - means that Collins Osagie Omokaro is the man that drives the implementation of a range of initiatives within the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan to facilitate the implementation of key initiatives, aimed at accelerating the diversification of the Nigerian economy for:

• economic growth
  
• job creation
  
• poverty alleviation
  

Some of these initiatives include:

• the implementation of the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP)
  
• supporting the growth of MSMEs
  
• accelerating investment in the Nigerian economy
  
• and facilitating trade promotion & establishing 21st century trade/free trade agreements
  

He has managed key projects which include:

• the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (SMP) in collaboration with the largest conglomerate companies in Nigeria
  
• cost-differential analysis on Textile and Garment industry competitiveness – using China and Nigeria as case studies
  
• the diversification plan created to boost the growth of revenue from the non-oil sector
  
• and he is Advisor to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
  

In this episode and series we talk about Nigeria's readiness for operationalisation of the AfCFTA, what have been Nigeria's key challenges, but mainly what have been the things they have done and are doing to ensure they maximise benefit for Nigerians in this era of the AfCFTA.