Tinubu hails Nigeria-UAE industrial breakthrough

…as BUA Signs MoU with Abu Dhabi Partners
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Abuja — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria’s BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi.

He described the agreement as a significant industrial and trade breakthrough resulting from renewed Nigeria–UAE engagement under his administration.

A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the President viewed the MoU as “a tangible dividend of strengthened diplomatic ties and expanding economic cooperation following recent state visits and high-level engagements with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, which prioritised trade, investment, infrastructure, and food security.”

The MoU covers collaboration in sugar refining, agro-industrial development, and integrated global logistics solutions, with sugar refining and advanced logistics infrastructure to be developed in the UAE. The initiative is expected to enhance value addition, strengthen supply chain resilience, and deepen structured trade flows between West Africa and the Gulf region.

President Tinubu noted that the partnership demonstrates growing international confidence in Nigeria’s reform agenda and reinforces the country’s commitment to export-led industrialisation.

“Strategic diplomacy must translate into measurable economic gains,” he said. “This partnership reflects the renewed momentum in Nigeria–UAE relations and our determination to position Nigeria as a competitive industrial and trading nation, while empowering Nigerian businesses to operate confidently on the global stage.”

He also highlighted BUA Group’s established industrial base in Nigeria, including integrated food processing operations and investments in port infrastructure upgrades, as providing a strong foundation for expanded international trade integration.

“I must also commend the Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, who continues to invest in various sectors of the Nigerian economy and has shown the world that Nigerian companies are capable of playing on the global stage.”

President Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepening bilateral economic partnerships that attract investment, expand exports, strengthen Nigerian enterprise, and deliver sustainable prosperity for the country.

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