Nigeria: International Trade & Investment

This article examines the evolving regulatory and compliance landscape governing Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones (“FTZs”), with particular focus on the roles of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (“NEPZA”), the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (“OGFZA”), and other embedded regulators operating within the zones

This article examines Nigeria's Free Trade Zone (FTZ) regime, focusing on the legal framework, incentives, and investment opportunities available to local and foreign investors.

China's elimination of tariffs on Nigerian imports presents unprecedented market access to 1.4 billion consumers, but Nigerian exporters face critical intellectual property vulnerabilities...

In the transition from a decade-long import dependency to a localised refining powerhouse, the victor will not be determined by infrastructure alone...

The Nigeria Maritime Space has witnessed tremendous growth over the last year. The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, i.e. the ministry in charge of maritime in Nigeria, has set out goals which it intends to achieve...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced sweeping changes to the country's import tariff structure and excise regime through the 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, effective from April and July 2026. These reforms, implemented under Nigeria's commitments to the ECOWAS Common External Tariff and the African Continental Free Trade Area, include a revised schedule of 127 tariff lines affecting food products, industrial inputs, and capital equipment, alongside new excise duties and green tax surcharges design

In July 2025, Backbone Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (BINL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ondo State Government, executed through the Ondo State...

In an increasingly globalised world, marked by a surge in the volume of cross-border trade and investments and a steady erosion of physical and symbolic boundaries, legal reforms and developments within one jurisdiction...

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