A DISEASE THAT WON’T STAY AWAY: GINGER BLIGHT AND NIGERIA’S $713M INDUSTRY

For a crop that once made Nigeria Africa’s largest producer and the world’s second-largest exporter of ginger, after India, the past three years have been a case study in how quickly an agricultural export industry can unravel — and how hard it is to put back together. In July 2026, farmers in Kaduna State’s ginger […]

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: READING NIGERIA’S Q2 2026 TRADE REPORT HONESTLY

Nigeria’s Q2 2026 Foreign Trade in Goods report, released by the National Bureau of Statistics, tells a story with three distinct faces. Read one way, it is a genuine success story: a trade surplus that has nearly doubled year-on-year and an export sector finally showing the fruits of the Dangote refinery and NLNG ramp-up. Read […]

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 […]

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 […]