Naija dey shine o! Federal Government don sign big wahala with UAE wey go change di business game for us. Dis agreement wey dem call Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) na serious gbege wey happen for Abu Dhabi during di Sustainability Week wey take place from January 11 to 15, 2026.
Rep. Sam Onuigbo, wey dey represent Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South in di House of Representatives, talk say dis CEPA matter na game changer on top economy level. How e take work? UAE go remove tariff for 7,315 Nigerian products! Omo, dat one fit sweet pass pepper soup! Plus, 2,805 of dem products go dey enter UAE without duty sharp-sharp. Na wetin we dey call duty-free, my people!
But no be only dem go sabi chop; we too dey carry our own wahala come UAE. Naija ans go don eliminate tariff for 6,243 products wey we dey import from UAE. Na real balance for trade, my people! Dis agreement fit open big doors for our business guys wey dey for Nigeria, and e go allow dem go set up office for UAE, work for small time, come back, no wahala!
Onuigbo don commend President Bola Tinubu for this arrangement wey resemble jackpot for economy. E talk say this CEPA go make sense for employment matter and go create more jobs for all these our people wey dey find work. Naija na home of about 250 million people, and plenty pipo dey face energy wahala wey don hold us down for too long. But we dey work on top am!
As we dey talk now, Nigeria dey launch plenty plans to address our energy gap. We don sign Climate Change Act and Electricity Act since 2023, and dey try gather enough energy wey go push our industrial growth. E mean say, we dey serious as we carry our leg waka for inside di global market.
Di participation of Nigeria for di Abu Dhabi summit no be small thing o! E go create plenty economic opportunity for both Nigeria and UAE. Who no go like better business? E go also help us face di climate change wahala wey dey vex us for everywhere.
No be only dis CEPA wahala dey sweet, but di Ministry of Industry don also show road. Dem don set guidelines for trade investment wey go start through di Nigeria Customs Service, so our pipo fit dey trade like pro. Dem dey urge all di big entrepreneurs make dem grab dis opportunity well well, because di world dey look us like Naija dey ready to chop big business.
With all dis wahala wey don dey happen, we go fit use di opportunity to show say Naija na place wey plenty business fit thrive. Our pipo dey ready to jand for UAE and show dem wetin Naija fit do!
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