Nigeria Cuts AfCFTA Export Certificate to 24 Hours As Trade with Africa Grows
Kuni Tyessi, Abuja
The Federal Government has reduced the processing time for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Certificates of Origin to 24 hours, down from over five days, in a bid to boost intra-African trade and ease business for Nigerian exporters.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2026 Third Quarter meeting of the AfCFTA Central Coordination Committee.
The minister, who said Nigerian goods remain competitive and are in high demand across the continent, cited the recent Nigeria-Botswana AfCFTA Trade Mission where CSO Fashion Academy secured an immediate order to supply 6,000 T-shirts to a Botswana business.
