Nigeria SIGNED AfCFTA (2019) and deposited its instrument of ratification in December 2020 — but has never domesticated it into national law. Until a domestication Act passes, AfCFTA has no enabling Nigerian statute; a domestication bill (HB 2765) is before the House in 2026.
This is a bill, not a signed Act. It must clear every step below before becoming law.
The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement creates a single continental market across 54 African states. Nigeria signed it in July 2019 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 5 December 2020 (the 34th country to do so). However, ratification at the international level does not give a treaty force in Nigerian courts — under section 12 of the 1999 Constitution that requires domestication by an Act of the National Assembly. No such Act has been enacted. In 2026 the House of Representatives moved to domesticate AfCFTA (HB 2765) as part of a package of commerce bills. Until it is passed and assented to, AfCFTA remains a treaty commitment without a domestic implementing statute. (An earlier version of this registry incorrectly listed an 'AfCFTA Implementation Act 2021'; no such Act exists.)