Effective from May 1, 2026, there will be zero tariff on all Nigerian goods exports to China, according to the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai.
He broke the news in Abuja during the “Project Inception Workshop on Small Hydropower Centre in Nigeria for Sustainable Energy Access and Capacity Building in Rural Electrification.”
The ambassador recalled that China and Nigeria signed the framework agreement on economic partnership for shared development.
His words: “Landmark projects under the banners of China investment, China construction, and China assistance, such as the Lekki Free Trade Zone, the Lekki Deep Sea Port, and the Zunguru Hydropower Station, the Federal Medical Center Abuja, so on and so forth, have provided strong support for Nigeria’s economic development and public welfare.
“Notably, on March 26th, China and Nigeria signed the framework agreement on economic partnership for shared development. So we are now working together to ensure the zero-tariff policy takes effect on May 1st.
“That means starting from May 1st of this year, all Nigeria products, 100%, will enjoy zero tariff that will be exported to China.”
He was confident that the agreement will provide a long-term stable and predictable institutional safeguard for the China- Nigeria cooperation, taking the pragmatic partnership to new heights.
China, he said, has always been a practitioner of true multi-lateralism and maintains a close partnership with UNIDO.
(The Nation)
