Nigeria, UAE sign MoU for sugar refining, logistics partnership
Nigeria and UAE sign strategic MoU with BUA Group and AD Ports Group for sugar refining, agro-industrial development, and integrated logistics solutions. The agreement aims to enhance value addition, strengthen supply chain resilience, and deepen trade flows between West Africa and the Gulf region. President Tinubu highlighted this as a tangible dividend of strengthened diplomatic ties, emphasizing it demonstrates international confidence in Nigeria's reform agenda and positions the country as a competitive industrial nation. The partnership leverages BUA Group's Nigerian industrial base, including port infrastructure upgrades, to expand international trade integration. Key sectors include sugar refining and advanced logistics infrastructure development in the UAE.