The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Nigeria, eliminating tariffs on more than 7,000 products.
Under the deal, agricultural and industrial products such as fish, seafood, oil seeds, cereals, cotton, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, will enter the UAE market duty-free.
Additionally, over the next three to five years the UAE will eliminate tariffs on Nigerian machinery, vehicles, electrical equipment, apparel and furniture.
Nigeria will also remove tariffs on around 6,000 products.
CEPA was signed during the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit, in the presence of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
President Tinubu described CEPA as “a historic and strategic agreement,” adding that it will enhance cooperation in aviation, logistics, agriculture and climate-smart infrastructure.
In 2024, Nigeria exported goods worth US$148.3m (c. £110m) to the UAE, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database.
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