Following the July 21-24, 2026 engagements in Abuja at the request of H.E. President @KagutaMuseveni, today we were pleased to welcome Dr. Abubakar Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and agribusiness investor Mr Abdel Aziz Ahmed to PACEID HQ, ahead of the Uganda–Nigeria Business Forum. We returned to the practical questions that will determine whether this relationship delivers: getting Ugandan products into the Nigerian market at the Africa common market (ACFTA) rates, addressing issues of differing product standards, negotiating logistics and transportation charges, improving business mobility and connecting investors with opportunities in Uganda. Mr. Aziz already has agricultural-input operations in Uganda and outlined progress on a feed-mill investment Uganda needs. He also expressed interest in sourcing Ugandan milk, powdered milk, fish and potato products for his established Nigerian distribution network, subject to quality and competitive pricing. Our task is to follow through: connect his team with Ugandan processors, exchange product specifications and assess the costs of getting these goods to market. I thank Dr. Kana and our High Commission in Abuja, Amb Omara, for sustaining this engagement. As the Uganda Nigeria Business Forum begins, we must keep our attention on what follows the conversations: commercial orders, productive investment and greater value addition in Uganda.