The Nigeria\u2013China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) have strengthened collaboration aimed at accelerating Nigeria\u2019s industrial expansion while positioning Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as primary beneficiaries of Nigeria\u2013China trade, manufacturing, and investment flows.\n<\/p>\n
Director-General of NCSP, Joseph Tegbe, reaffirmed the partnership\u2019s commitment to deeper engagement with Nigeria\u2019s Organised Private Sector during a recent strategic meeting, describing NCSP as a structured coordination platform designed to drive Nigeria\u2019s economic engagement with China in a disciplined and results-oriented manner.\n<\/p>\n
Tegbe outlined NCSP\u2019s core mandates, including oversight of initiatives linked to the Forum on China\u2013Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), advancement of priority economic programmes, and facilitation of catalytic industrial projects across key sectors. He said the next phase of engagement will prioritise harmonisation of ongoing initiatives, stronger inter-agency coordination, and clearly defined execution frameworks to ensure Nigerian enterprises\u2014particularly SMEs\u2014benefit more directly and sustainably from bilateral trade and investment opportunities.\n<\/p>\n
The meeting reviewed existing collaboration pipelines and agreed on the urgent need to streamline coordination across federal and subnational levels to improve policy coherence, reduce fragmentation, and enhance implementation efficiency at scale.\n<\/p>\n
Highlighting emerging trade opportunities, Tegbe underscored the strategic importance of China\u2019s Zero-Tariff Agreement for African countries, describing it as a pathway to scale domestic manufacturing, deepen value addition, and strengthen Nigeria\u2019s export competitiveness in regional and global markets.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, President of NACCIMA and Chairman of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria, Engr. Jani Ibrahim, commended NCSP\u2019s structured engagement model and its deliberate focus on SMEs as engines of inclusive industrial growth. He reaffirmed the readiness of the Organised Private Sector to collaborate closely with NCSP in mobilising enterprises, providing structured policy feedback, and ensuring measurable, enterprise-level outcomes from Nigeria\u2013China economic engagements.\n<\/p>\n
Both institutions identified practical pathways to integrate SMEs into manufacturing value chains linked to Chinese partnerships, expand agro-processing and value-added production, strengthen technical and vocational education to close industrial skills gaps, and promote geo-cluster industrial parks capable of anchoring regional manufacturing ecosystems.\n<\/p>\n
To sustain momentum, NCSP and NACCIMA agreed to establish a formal working interface to translate strategic alignment into measurable results. Priority areas include investment facilitation, SME capacity development, industrial cluster formation, and export-oriented growth.\n<\/p>\n
The renewed collaboration aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which seeks to deliver sustained and inclusive economic growth anchored on industrial productivity and private-sector dynamism.\n<\/p>\n
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