THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT [AGOA] AND NIGERA - U. S TRADE RELATIONS 2020-2024

OZOILO, CHIDINMA BENITA (2026) THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT [AGOA] AND NIGERA - U. S TRADE RELATIONS 2020-2024. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.

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Abstract

This study examines the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Nigeria–U.S. trade relations from 2020 to 2024. AGOA, enacted in 2000, was designed to enhance market access for eligible SubSaharan African countries, promote export diversification, and foster mutually beneficial trade between the United States and Africa. Despite being one of Africa’s largest economies and a longstanding AGOA beneficiary, Nigeria has failed to fully leverage the opportunities the Act provides. The country’s exports to the United States remain heavily concentrated in crude oil, with nonoil sectors recording minimal growth under the programme. This study investigates how AGOA has shaped the pattern and performance of Nigeria’s exports to the United States, and how domestic structural constraints — including weak manufacturing capacity, poor infrastructure, high production costs, and limited compliance with U.S. market standards — have limited Nigeria’s ability to capitalize on preferential trade access. Set against the backdrop of global disruptions including the COVID19 pandemic, commodity market volatility, and supply chain shocks, the study employs Dependency Theory as its primary theoretical framework, supplemented by Complex Interdependence Theory. Findings indicate that while AGOA has maintained trade interaction between Nigeria and the United States, it has not produced the structural export transformation originally envisioned. The study concludes that bridging the gap between trade preference and trade benefit in Nigeria requires addressing deepseated domestic supplyside constraints alongside the preferential framework itself.Keywords: AGOA, Nigeria–U.S. trade relations, export diversification, preferential trade, crude oil dependence, Dependency Theory, trade performance, nonoil exports, bilateral trade, SubSaharan Africa

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: CHIBUEZE EZE
Date Deposited: 03 Aug 2026 11:30
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2026 11:30
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6141

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