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Nigeria — country profile · trade landscape · FTA coverage · trade bodies
Encyclopedia lens on Nigeria — cross-referenced view pulling all entity types from the unified knowledge graph.
🌍 Country profile · curated
Trade landscape · Nigeria
Coverage: 2 cities · 1 tier-1 · 1 tier-2
↗️ India sell mandates
- Pharma generics (India supplies 70% of Nigeria pharma market)
- IT services (Airtel Nigeria parent)
- Textiles & fabrics
- Steel products for infrastructure
- Infrastructure services
- IT systems for government
- Pharma for government hospitals
- Construction materials
↙️ India buy mandates
- Crude oil (Nigeria is India 4th largest crude supplier)
- Cashew nuts
- Sesame seeds
- LNG (Nigeria LNG)
- Government-to-government contracts
- Agricultural imports
🌐 Multilateral routes
- India pharma→Lagos→West Africa 15 countries (ECOWAS)
- India→Lagos→Francophone Africa via Nigeria trade connections
- UAE→India→Nigeria triangulation
- India→Abuja→Nigerian government procurement
- India→Nigeria→landlocked Sahel countries
🌍 Bilateral overview · India ↔ Nigeria
🇳🇬 · Nigeria · India trade volume: $3B/year
🛳️ Corridors · 1 tracked
Trade corridors touching Nigeria
🏛️ Bloc memberships · 4
Trade blocs & groupings
- OPEC+
- OIC
- ECOWAS
- Commonwealth
🏛️ Trade bodies · 1 relevant
Trade bodies — Nigeria
- Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
Nigerian government body promoting Nigerian non-oil exports.
🌐 nepc.gov.ng · ✉️ info@nepc.gov.ng
❓ FAQ · 1 of 155
Frequently asked — Nigeria
How do I export pharma to Africa?
Africa pharma export pathway: (1) Identify target country regulator (NAFDAC Nigeria, SAHPRA South Africa, Kenya PPB, Ethiopia EFMHACA, WHO PQ for UNICEF/UN procurement), (2) Obtain WHO-GMP certificate — baseline for most African markets, (3) Register product with national regulatory authority (6-24 months), (4) Appoint a local distributor or agent (mandatory in most African countries), (5) Check payment risk (Coface ratings) and use D/P or LC for first transactions, (6) ECGC cover strongly recommended for all Africa markets.