An independent voice for evidence-based market reform
The Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy Ltd/GTE is an independent Nigerian non-profit policy, research, and advocacy organisation dedicated to promoting equitable markets for sustainable development in Nigeria and across Africa.
Since its establishment in 2018, the Centre has worked to support development-oriented reforms across trade, competition, consumer protection, digital governance, sustainability, and public-sector accountability. Our work brings together law, economics, governance, and public policy to help shape reform conversations that are evidence-based, practical, and responsive to real institutional conditions.
We exist to fill an important gap in the policy and governance landscape by generating credible analysis, convening informed dialogue, and supporting reform processes that strengthen market outcomes while advancing wider development priorities.
2018
Established as an independent public-interest organisation.
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Programme areas across key market governance issues.
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Policy research and advocacy projects completed.
Our Vision
To be a respected and influential voice for the promotion of equitable markets for sustainable development.
Our Mission
To promote collective understanding and action among state and non-state actors towards development-oriented trade and regulatory governance reforms.
Public-interest insight. Independent analysis. Practical reform.
Our work is guided by the belief that markets serve development best when they are governed by fairness, transparency, accountability, and inclusion. We bring a public-interest perspective to complex policy and regulatory questions, combining evidence, dialogue, and institutional understanding to support reforms that are both ambitious and achievable.
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Independence in policy engagement
We operate free from undue influence and remain guided by public-interest priorities.
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Evidence-based advocacy
Our positions are grounded in research, analysis, and implementation realities.
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Dialogue across institutions
We create space for government, private sector, civil society, academia, and development partners to engage.
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Reform with practical pathways
We focus not only on policy ideas, but also on how reforms can be implemented and sustained.
Bringing together insight, experience, and commitment to sustainable reform
Leonard Otuonye Ugbajah
Executive Director
Clear insights into our purpose, approach, and public-interest reform work
The Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy is an independent Nigerian non-profit policy, research, and advocacy organisation dedicated to promoting equitable markets for sustainable development in Nigeria and across Africa. It works at the intersection of law, economics, governance, and public policy to support reforms that improve market outcomes and strengthen public-interest policy processes.
The Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy was established in 2018. The organisation was founded in response to a persistent gap in policy and governance debates affecting economic transformation, regulatory effectiveness, market inclusion, and sustainable development.
The mission of the Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy is to promote collective understanding and action among state and non-state actors towards development-oriented trade and regulatory governance reforms.
The vision of the Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy is to be a respected and influential voice for the promotion of equitable markets for sustainable development.
The organisation combines four mutually reinforcing modes of work: research and policy analysis, policy engagement and advocacy, capacity strengthening and knowledge sharing, and convening and bridge-building. Its work is research-led and designed to support reforms that are technically grounded, politically realistic, and responsive to implementation realities.
The Centre for Trade and Business Environment Advocacy engages policy makers, legislators, regulators, development partners, private sector actors, civil society organisations, academic and research bodies, professional networks, regional bodies, and members of the public with an interest in its work.
