Nigerian Executives Must Learn How Chinese Business Works, CEIBS Africa Says
China European International Business School inducted new members of its Nigeria Alumni Chapter in Lagos recently, where the school’s Executive Director, Prof. Gordon Adomdza, told business leaders they need to learn how Chinese companies operate as the country partners with more businesses worldwide.
The ceremony, held on Victoria Island, also marked the launch of the chapter’s new alumni website, drawing alumni and programme graduates from across Nigeria.
CEIBS has more than 33,000 alumni across 91 countries. The Financial Times ranked its Global EMBA second in the world in 2025, and its MBA has held first place in Asia for ten consecutive years.
Adomdza’s remarks came as China’s removal of tariffs on all Nigerian goods, effective May 1, 2026, opened the widest market access Beijing has offered the continent. Trade between the two countries passed $28 billion in 2025. Most Nigerian managers, he said, now deal with Chinese firms as suppliers, partners, or competitors, often without the training to read how those firms operate.
