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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 the China and Nigeria signed the framework agreement on economic partnership for shared development.

The workshop was organized by the UNIDO.

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.

Dunhai recalled that over the past 55 years, Chuna economic and trade ties have deepened significantly, noting Nigeria is now one of China’s most vital economic partners in Africa.

He added that in 2025, Nigeria -China bilateral trade volume surpassed US$28 billion, nearly 10 times the level in 2005.

According to him, as the largest contributor to UNIDO’s budget, China firmly supports the organization in leveraging its multilateral platform to continuously pull high-quality resources, helping developing nations enhance their industrialization and modernization.

He said as 2026 marks the beginning of China’s 15th five-year plan, “we invite the world to share in our new development opportunities. At this new historical starting point, the embassy stands ready to work with the Nigerian government and UNIDO.”

Dunhai said China and its partnership will accelerate the implementation of the Six Points proposal for China-Africa to jointly advance modernization and attain partnership actions announced by President Xi Jinping.

On the Small Hydropower Centre, he said “We will build the small hydropower center of excellence in Nigeria to the highest standards, setting a benchmark for similar projects across Africa to better the lives of African people.”

Flangelo12:
Tinubu is working .

Trump simply handed the crown 👑 to China.

Years from now, Americans would be spitting on his grave.

ZombieTERROR:
Go to plateau and say this
let's see what becomes of you

What has Tinubu got to do with this
we know the people that trade with China
and what china gains from such transactions

Flangelo12:
Tinubu is working .

Trump simply handed the crown 👑 to China.

Years from now, Americans would be spitting on his grave.

esnbrutality:
When Tinubu leaves the world, go to his grave, pack the sand and lick it

talktrue1234:
Funny policy what does Nigeria have to export? Raw material for Chinese factories?

Flangelo12:
You go to Anambra on Monday.

I want to check something.

Flangelo12:
E pain him popsy.



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talktrue1234:
Funny policy what does Nigeria have to export? Raw material for Chinese factories? Or encouraging factories facing problems in China maybe due to extra wage demand or environmental concerns to move to Nigeria and export their products to China and from there to the world?

esnbrutality:
Guilty conscience.

Even China knows who they are talking to. Can you export propaganda and identity theft?

qleap2all:
Don't you have Aba made products?
I think this is an opportunity for you are to think deep and discover what product you can galvanise for export rather than being a consumer only!

Flangelo12:
Let's go to India to find out any day of the week.

Ikenna.

Flangelo12:
Tinubu is working .

Trump simply handed the crown 👑 to China.

Years from now, Americans would be spitting on his grave.

talktrue1234:
Funny policy what does Nigeria have to export? Raw material for Chinese factories? Or encouraging factories facing problems in China maybe due to extra wage demand or environmental concerns to move to Nigeria and export their products to China and from there to the world?

jmoore:
You want to beat China in cost of production?
You should be talking of products that China doesn't have advantage of.

tctrills:
This really doesn't mean much. Nigeria would not gain much from this. Our major exports to China are raw materials. Again, Nigerian imports and exports don't have much impact on the global stage. Little or nothing will change