By Progress Godfrey The Federal Government, cocoa-producing states and three other African countries have agreed to deepen cooperation to boost cocoa processing, improve farmers’ earnings and retain more value from the global chocolate industry within Africa. Speaking at the Cocoa Value Addition Summit in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, […]

Tinubu Urges Africa to End Raw Cocoa Exports

Tinubu Seeks End to Raw Cocoa Exports, Eyes $165 Billion Chocolate Market

By Progress Godfrey The Federal Government, cocoa-producing states and three other African countries have agreed to deepen cooperation to boost cocoa processing, improve farmers’…

President Tinubu says Nigeria plans to expand domestic cocoa processing and manufacturing as part of efforts to increase export earnings, create jobs and retain more value from…

On July 15, 2026, Nigeria banned the export of raw cocoa beans as part of a national plan to process its crops locally, build domestic industries, and increase the value of its…