EXPORTING TALENT, EARNING DOLLARS: CAN NIGERIA TURN ‘HIRE FROM NIGERIA’ INTO A SERVICES EXPORT WIN?
For decades, Nigeria’s export identity has been written almost entirely in barrels, bags and tonnes — crude oil, cocoa, cassava, cement. Late in August 2026, the Federal Government signalled that this identity is finally being rewritten to include a fourth column: talent. The ‘Hire from Nigeria’ campaign, launched in Abuja by the Minister of Information […]
OWNING THE WATERS: THE CASE FOR A PPP-DRIVEN VESSEL STRATEGY FOR NIGERIA’S REGIONAL TRADE
Aliko Dangote could not find a single ship to move 1,000 tonnes of cement from Nigeria to neighbouring Ghana. Not a small operator’s cargo, not a boutique shipment — a rounding error for a company that produces 50 million metric tonnes of cement a year. That single fact, disclosed by Dangote Cement’s head of international […]
China’s Zero-Tariff Gambit: What Beijing Gains, and What Africa Must Watch
53 / 54 African nations covered — zero-tariff at every border $207Bn China-Africa trade, H1 2026 — a new record +35% Nigeria-China bilateral trade growth, H1 2026 Apr 2028 Window closes for Nigeria unless an EPA is signed On May 1, 2026, China did something no major economy had ever done: it opened its market […]
AGOA’S NEW LIFELINE: What The US Senate’s Extension Means For Nigeria Amid Two Overlapping Tariffs
AGOA’s New Lifeline: What The US Senate’s Extension Means For Nigeria Amid Two Overlapping Tariffs On August 8, 2026, the United States Senate voted 90 to 6 to pass the AGOA Extension Act, pushing the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act’s duty-free window from its prior 2026 cut-off out to December 31, 2028. […]
COMMODITY PRICE COLLAPSE: Hibiscus Export Revenue Down 84% in Two Years — From $62M to Just $10M
KEY FIGURE: $62M → $10.2M Nigeria’s hibiscus export sector is in freefall. After peaking at $61.98 million in 2023 on the back of a price spike that lured hundreds of new entrants, hibiscus export value crashed to $23.6 million in 2024 (-61.9%) and then to just $10.16 million in 2025 (-57.0% further) — a cumulative […]
Soya Exports Crash 83.5% as Pakistan Walks Away — $394 Million Wiped Out
Soya Exports Crash 83.5% as Pakistan Walks Away — $394 Million Wiped Out KEY FIGURE: $472M → $78M Nigeria’s soya bean export revenue collapsed by 83.5% in a single year — from $471.8 million in 2024 to just $77.6 million in 2025 — after Pakistan, which alone purchased $286.9 million (60.8%) of Nigeria’s 2024 soya […]
US Slaps 12.5% Forced-Labour Tariff on Nigeria: What It Means for Exporters, and What Must Happen Now
Nigeria has been hit with a new 12.5% United States tariff, this time not over trade imbalances but over forced labour. On 24 July 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that Nigeria is among 60 economies subject to fresh Section 301 tariffs for failing to prohibit the importation of goods made […]
Trapped at the Terminal The Cost: Causes and Prevention of Nigeria’s Export Cargo Gridlock at Apapa
Between June and July 2026, a slow-moving crisis at Nigeria’s busiest port complex moved from trade-press footnote to national concern. As many as 1,800 export containers, most laden with agricultural and processed goods bound for African, European and Far East buyers, sat stranded at the APM Terminals (APMT) facility in Apapa for months, with some […]
TINUBU DECLARES THE END OF NIGERIA’S RAW COCOA EXPORT ERA — BUT HOW BIG IS THE PRIZE, AND HOW CREDIBLE IS THE PLAN?
TINUBU DECLARES THE END OF NIGERIA’S RAW COCOA EXPORT ERA — BUT HOW BIG IS THE PRIZE, AND HOW CREDIBLE IS THE PLAN? At yesterday’s Cocoa Value Addition Summit in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu made the most far-reaching declaration in Nigeria’s cocoa policy in a generation — and the numbers behind it reveal exactly how […]
Stranded in the Warehouse: How a ₦1.25 Million Certificate and a Phantom “Mad Cow” Label Are Choking Nigeria’s Cow-Part Exports
A critical analysis of global demand for cattle by-products, Nigeria’s export volumes, and the twin bottlenecks — runaway certification costs at home and an unearned animal-health label abroad — leaving hundreds of tonnes of crushed horn and hooves unsold. By 3T Impex Trade Intelligence Unit · Lagos · July 2026 Nigeria is home to […]