{
  "id": 8792536,
  "title": "UBA urges Nigeria, Brazil to deepen trade ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/uba-urges-nigeria-brazil-to-deepen-trade-ties",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:32:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/uba-urges-nigeria-brazil-to-deepen-trade-ties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oliver Alawuba, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of United Bank for Africa (UBA), has urged Nigeria and Brazil to deepen their trade and investment relations. During a celebration of Brazil’s National Day in Abuja, Alawuba identified potential opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing, energy, technology, and the creative industries. He emphasized the strong historical and cultural ties between the two nations, including Brazil’s presence at Nigeria’s independence celebrations in 1960 and the enduring influence of Afro-Brazilian heritage in Lagos Aguda communities. Alawuba noted that bilateral trade between Nigeria and Brazil reached $2.4 billion in 2025 and highlighted the potential of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Agricultural Mechanisation Programme to boost productivity, improve food security, and create jobs. He also praised UBA’s pan-African presence and its ability to support trade and investment between Africa and Brazil. Alawuba expressed optimism about the shared economic prosperity that could arise from the longstanding friendship between Nigeria and Brazil.",
  "summary": "UBA’s GMD, Oliver Alawuba, has called for stronger trade and investment relations between Nigeria and Brazil, highlighting opportunities in key sectors. Read More: https://punchng.com/uba-urges-nigeria-brazil-to-deepen-trade-ties/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "UBA urges Nigeria, Brazil to deepen trade ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/uba-urges-nigeria-brazil-to-deepen-trade-ties-8797243",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:58:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}