The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says it aims to attract one million visitors and boost economic activities at the 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF).
Mr Abimbola Olashore, Chairman of the Trade Promotion Board, LCCI, announced this on Thursday at a news conference in Lagos ahead of the fair.
The 39th edition of the annual trade fair will hold from Nov. 7 to Nov. 16 at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.
Olashore said the 10-day fair, which usually records an average of 350,000 visitors and over 2,000 exhibitors, had already attracted significant interest.
“The 2024 edition featured participants from 15 countries, but this year’s promises to be bigger.
“While our exhibitors have surpassed this figure this year by expression of interest, you woud have noticed that we started our social media campaign since April so that we can hit our target of 1,000,000 visitors at the fair.
“The uniqueness of this year’s fair is the birth of more professional fairs such as the African International Chocolate Show Lagos, organised by International Cocoa Diplomacy, (ICD) and the International Paper Publishing and Printing Expo (IPPPEX),” he said.
Olashore also announced a partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to mark the regional body’s 50th anniversary at the fair.
He noted that since its establishment in 1975, ECOWAS had championed regional integration and trade facilitation through policies such as the Trade Liberalisation Scheme.
He said marking ECOWAS at 50 within Africa’s largest consumer market, offered visibility for the body and reinforced its leadership in advancing intra-African trade and economic cooperation.
Olashore listed other activities at the fair to include multiple specialised fairs, children’s corner, tech hub, Africa hall, United Asia International Exhibition, Japan External Trade Organisation, Women’s Day Black Friday, among others.
Olashore further announced that entry into the fair would be free for the entire 10-day period.
He confirmed that the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, would attend, while the organisers await confirmation from President Bola Tinubu to formally declare the fair open.
