Nigeria has officially gazetted and transmitted the ECOWAS Schedule of Tariff Offers for Trade in Goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the AfCFTA Secretariat.
This move comes ahead of the 16th Council of Ministers Meeting on Trade scheduled for today April 15 in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and marks a significant milestone in Nigeria’s trade integration efforts.
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, said the transmission of the ECOWAS Tariff Schedule signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, signals Nigeria’s readiness to trade under AfCFTA’s preferential regime, enables Nigerian exporters to leverage preferential tariff access across African markets, positioning Nigeria as a key player in regional and global trade.
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