The Federal Authorities has mentioned it’s going to deepen its participation within the African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA) in 2026, by working with state governors to determine at the very least one exportable product in every of the nation’s 774 native governments.
The transfer gears in direction of scaling manufacturing, boosting non-oil exports, and strengthening competitiveness throughout Africa.
Whereas talking on ‘Nigeria’s AfCFTA Achievements Report 2025’ beneath the Federal Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Funding, the Minister of Trade, Commerce and Funding, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, famous that Nigeria’s AfCFTA Agenda in 2026 will probably be constructing on implementation milestones recorded in 2025.
Based on her, the plan goals at positioning the nation to higher exploit alternatives beneath the continent-wide commerce pact.
Operationalised via the AfCFTA Central Coordination Committee (CCC), the Ministry will collaborate with improvement companions throughout private and non-private sector establishments to mobilise manufacturing nationwide, whereas additionally endeavor an consciousness and sensitisation marketing campaign.
“FMITI will work with the Nigerian Governors’ Discussion board and State Governments to determine a minimal of 1 (1) product that every Native Authorities Space can export into the AfCFTA market,” the report acknowledged.
Past native manufacturing, the 2026 agenda locations a powerful emphasis on creating an enabling coverage and regulatory atmosphere to assist the total implementation of the AfCFTA Settlement and its protocols, with the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, and Funding main the regulatory alignment efforts.
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As well as, Nigeria plans to improve commerce knowledge methods to successfully observe AfCFTA commerce flows, together with disaggregated knowledge on items, providers, and participation by ladies and youth, whereas increasing international advocacy and internet hosting key continental commerce occasions forward of the Intra-African Commerce Honest in 2027.
The report additionally outlines plans to demystify AfCFTA guidelines and compliance necessities via a collection of focused publications for companies, alongside measures to strengthen institutional coordination and enhance accountability amongst public sector businesses concerned in commerce facilitation.
On funding and industrial capability, the doc notes that: “Funding mobilisation efforts with overseas and home traders will prioritise the exponential improve of productive capability in key sectors, to place Nigeria because the innovation, manufacturing and distribution hub of the AfCFTA market.”
