Tinubu seals landmark UAE’s Economic Partnership Agreement for $30bn green finance

*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signs the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates, to deepen economic cooperation, boost bilateral trade and investment, enhance technology transfer, and expand collaboration across key sectors of the Nigerian economy

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

The Nigerian Government has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inked the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates, to deepen economic cooperation, boost bilateral trade and investment, enhance technology transfer, and expand collaboration across key sectors of the economy.

ConsumerConnect reports President Tinubu, at the weekend, returned to Nigeria after leading a high-powered delegation to the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2026), where the country signed the CEPA with the United Arab Emirates on the sideline of the transnational event.

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It is recalled that Tinubu had been away since December 28, 2025, when he first travelled to Europe before proceeding to Abu Dhabi for the meeting.

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who noted the developments in a statement Saturday, affirmed the Nigerian leader signed the CEPA deal to boost the country’s economy by deepening ties in trade, investment, technology transfer, and critical sectors, includin energy, infrastructure, agriculture, mining, and renewables.

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Speaking at the meeting, President Tinubu had announced that a joint Nigeria–United Arab Emirates (UAE) Investopedia would be held February 2026, in Lagos.

He equally told global leaders at the summit that Nigeria aims to mobilise about $30 billion annually in climate and green industrial finance, as it accelerates energy transition reforms and expands nationwide electricity access.

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