The minister noted that Nigeria and South Korea shared strong economic and investment ties with over 20 Korean companies presently operating in the country.
“Lagos has quietly observed and waited for a time when we can take full advantage of the agreement for economic collaboration.”
The WTO-DG is scheduled to meet President Buhari, Ministers of Trade and Investment and Central Bank governor during the four day visit.
“There is no way the economy can improve.”
These items were exempted from the list, based on national priorities, among other reasons, a report said.
The AfCFTA aims to bring together 1.3 billion people in a $3.4 trillion economic bloc Africa a new opportunity to develop its own value chains.
As of December 2020, 54 AU Member States had signed the AfCFTA agreement.
