The 37th Enugu International Trade Fair and show will be held in April 2026, with the exact date to be announced. Last year, one was held on April 4th - 14th, 2025, at the Permanent Site, International Trade Fair Complex, Golf Course, G.R.A, Enugu, Nigeria. The 37th edition is expected to take place around the Easter holidays in April 2026.
The theme for this year’s trade fair was picked to address the imperative of value addition and links that would help to speed up and support investment, inflow, industrial activities, and local content development.
It will accommodate individuals and businesses from far and wide, providing exhibitors with an opportunity to meet a large number of investors, buyers, wholesalers, and more. Additionally, it will offer visitors a wide variety of innovative products to choose from.
It is an event that creates a conducive environment where the latest industrial and technological innovations can be demonstrated.
The fair usually focuses on some key areas of investment and business in the Nigerian economy that call for national attention and policy initiative.
The Enugu International Trade Fair is typically held in the first quarter of every year, and it is planned and organised (by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture) with the full assistance and cooperation of the federal and state governments.
It welcomes all aspects of economic and business activities in Nigeria. Also, it provides a special market for suppliers, buyers, manufacturers, and users of goods and services, including an avenue for product, investment, and corporate promotion.
It is a unique event because it provides a forum where local products can be compared with foreign ones to attain the nation's qualitative economic development, fostering intense competition.
The Enugu International Trade Fair showcases a wide variety of international and Nigerian-made products from all forms of businesses, such as telecommunication, manufacturers, and other business services.
The fair is proposed to refocus attention and align with the effort to re-engineer the nation's economy through improved private sector participation, utilizing applicable policy design and measures to sustain a free enterprise culture.
The president of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Sir Emeka Udeze, disclosed that more than 50 countries and companies have so far indicated interest in participating in the 2020 International Trade Fair.
Some of the countries he mentioned include; China, India, Ghana, Cameroon, Taiwan, South Africa, Vietnam, and Malaysia, while local firms include; Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporations (NDIC), Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
The fair will attract businesses and individuals from far and wide, providing an opportunity for exhibitors to meet a large number of buyers, investors, wholesalers, and others.
The fair will also provide a wide variety of innovative products for visitors to select from. The Enugu International Trade Fair showcases a diverse range of Nigerian and internationally made products from various sectors, including manufacturers, business services, and telecommunications.