Senior representatives of the United States and Nigerian governments, along with business leaders from both countries’ private sectors, have convened in Abuja to officially launch the working group meetings of the United States–Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP).
This landmark partnership, established under a five-year Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2024 by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Nigeria’s former Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, aims to deepen bilateral commercial cooperation and expand economic opportunities in both nations.
According to a statement yesterday, by US Embassy, four senior U.S. and Nigerian officials led the dialogue: U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills; Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Julie LeBlanc; Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Nura Rimi.
U.S. Ambassador Richard M. Mills, Jr., in his remarks during the inaugural session said: “The Commercial and Investment Partnership, or CIP, is one of the top priorities of my tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, so it gives me immense pleasure to see the launch of the working groups come to fruition.”
