About Us
A Bridge Built by Business, for Business
The Nigeria-Gambia Business Council (NGBC) was established to do something simple but powerful: make it easier for Nigerian and Gambian businesses to find each other, work together, and grow. We are not a government body.
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We are a community of business people — entrepreneurs, executives,
investors, and institutions — who believe that trade between our two nations can be transformative for
both economies, and that the private sector is best placed to lead that transformation.
We are welcoming, practical, and action-oriented. If you are looking for a network that opens real
doors in both Nigeria and The Gambia, you have found the right place.
Our Mission
To promote, facilitate, and sustain trade and investment between Nigeria and The Gambia by connecting businesses, shaping policy, and building the institutional capacity that turns opportunity into shared prosperity.
Our Vision
A prosperous, interconnected West Africa where Nigeria and The Gambia serve as a model of private sector-driven bilateral trade and investment. .
Our Core Values
Our six core values are not decorations on a page — they shape every decision we make, every event we organise, and every conversation we have on behalf of our members.
Integrity
We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards in everything we do. NGBC is trusted because we mean what we say and do what we promise. Transparency and honesty are non-negotiable.
Collaboration
No business succeeds in isolation. We build bridges across sectors, nations, and industries. Collaboration is not just a value — it is our operating model.
Inclusion
We believe trade should work for everyone. Our programmes are designed to support SMEs, women-led businesses, young entrepreneurs, and first-time exporters.
Accountability
We are accountable to our members and stakeholders. Our governance ensures transparency, clear decision-making, and operations that always serve our members' best interests.
Innovation
We embrace new ideas, digital tools, and evolving trade systems. Innovation drives how we serve members and create opportunities in a rapidly changing landscape.
Cultural Respect
We value and respect the distinct cultures of Nigeria and The Gambia. Cultural understanding is not optional — it is a strategic advantage in doing business across borders.
Integrity
We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards in everything we do. NGBC is a trusted institution precisely because our members, partners, and stakeholders know that we mean what we say and do what we promise.
Collaboration
No business — and no country — succeeds in isolation. We build bridges: between businesses, between sectors, between nations, and between the public and private spheres. At NGBC, collaboration is not just a value; it is our operating model.
Inclusion
NGBC believes that trade and investment should work for everyone — not just large corporations or well-connected insiders. We deliberately design our membership, programmes, and services to be accessible to SMEs, women-led businesses, young entrepreneurs, and first-time exporters.
Accountability
We are accountable to our members, our stakeholders, and the communities our work affects. Our governance structure is designed to ensure that NGBC always operates in the interests of its members — with checks, transparency, and a clear decision-making process that anyone can understand.
Innovation
The trading landscape is changing rapidly — digital platforms, fintech, new logistics models, and the evolving AfCFTA architecture all demand fresh thinking. NGBC embraces innovation in how we facilitate trade, how we serve our members, and how we advocate for an enabling business environment.
Cultural Respect
Nigeria and The Gambia are proud, distinct nations with rich cultural identities. Effective business across our corridor requires genuine respect for those identities — not just surface-level acknowledgement. NGBC fosters an environment where cultural understanding is seen as a business asset.
Our Story
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Nigeria-Gambia Business Council emerged from a clear-eyed recognition that, despite the deep
historical, cultural, and economic ties between Nigeria and The Gambia, formal business connections
between the two countries remained underdeveloped. Intra-regional trade across ECOWAS accounts
for less than 10% of total regional trade — a figure that points to enormous unrealised potential across
the corridor.
NGBC was established as a private sector-led response to that gap. Operating with the support of the
High Commission of The Gambia in Nigeria and managed by Toub Associates Limited, the Council
was designed from the ground up to be independent, member-driven, and focused on practical
outcomes. Our mandate spans seven priority sectors chosen for their capacity to generate jobs, attract
investment, and deepen bilateral economic integration.
The momentum behind NGBC has been bolstered by renewed diplomatic energy between our two
nations. In December 2025, the Foreign Ministers of Nigeria and The Gambia met in Abuja to formally
reaffirm the strategic partnership between the two countries — a clear signal from both governments
that the political will for deeper cooperation is strong. NGBC is the private sector's answer to that
moment: organised, credible, and ready to translate political goodwill into tangible business
opportunity
OUR APPROACH
A Private Sector-Led Model — Here Is Why It Matters
NGBC is governed entirely by private sector representatives. This is a deliberate and principled choice.
When government officials sit on the boards of business councils, institutional priorities can drift —
advocacy gets tempered, decisions slow down, and the needs of everyday business owners can get lost
in diplomatic niceties.
By keeping governance firmly in private sector hands, NGBC remains agile, commercially focused, and
genuinely accountable to the people it serves: our members. At the same time, we work in constructive
dialogue with the governments of Nigeria and The Gambia, ECOWAS institutions, and development
partners — because effective trade promotion requires engagement with the policy environment, not
isolation from it.
This model gives our members the best of both worlds: an organisation that speaks the language of
business and has the credibility to be heard in the corridors of power.
