This factsheet, produced as part of the AFFORD Business Club’s services, provides a route map of the exciting business
opportunities in Nigeria for existing and potential investors within the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) sector. It aims to
bring together useful information and insights that will ease business and country operations for diaspora and other businesses
in the complex Nigerian market. The ABC Guide opens with an overview of the country’s economy, political and social context,
with basic market insights into the business opportunities that exist in key sectors. In addition to access to finance, which is one
of the biggest challenges for diaspora SMEs, this guide provides information of useful statutory and private sector organisations
whose functions may have implications for businesses operating in Nigeria. It provides case studies of some of the situations
businesses frequently encounter and the strategies adopted to successfully overcome them. It concludes with tips and advice
gleaned from the experience of AFFORD and its partners about operating successfully in Nigeria. There will be regular updates
of ABC Guide to Doing Business in Nigeria.
