E.  TRADE EVENT SCHEDULE

The following international trade exhibitions, named after the
cities in Nigeria in which they take place, are general
industrial trade fairs which reflect numerous sectors in the
Nigerian market.  These events attract buyers, traders, agents
and distributors from throughout Central and West Africa.  They
offer U.S. manufacturers which are already selling to the
Nigerian market opportunities to promote and further expand sales
of U.S.-origin products and equipment.  These trade events are
held annually and foreign manufacturers, exporters and their
agents and distributors are welcome to participate.

LAGOS International Trade Fair (November)
ENUGU International Trade Fair (April)
KADUNA International Trade Fair (February)

Information regarding any of these three international Nigerian
trade events may be obtained from:

Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and
Agriculture (NACCIMA)
15A Ikorodu Road, Maryland
P.M.B. 12816
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel:  (234) (1) 496-4727
Fax:  (234) (1) 496-4737
Contact:  Mr. Lawrence O. Adekunle, Director General

The annual Lagos Motor fair, Automania, is held each fall, and
offers a significant opportunity for entering or expanding market
presence in this important segment of Nigeria's economy.  The
fair also offers growing opportunities in nearby markets that are
more difficult to penetrate individually due to their small size,
because it attracts traders from throughout Nigeria and from
surrounding Central and West African countries.

1994 LAGOS MOTOR FAIR:  September 23 - October 2, 1994

Automania (Nigeria) Ltd.
11 Alade Avenue
Off Obafemi Awolowo Way
Opposite Airport Hotel
P.O. Box 10830
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel/Fax:  (011) (234) (1) 497-0052
Contact:  Mrs. Yewande Ayo, General Manager

American manufacturers not currently exporting to the Nigerian
market may also benefit from a visit to an international Nigerian
trade fair.  Such visits offer the opportunity to further assess
the market and the competition as well as the appropriateness of
the event as an exhibition forum for expanding sales once an
agent or distributor in Nigeria has been secured.  This is
especially true since Nigeria is rapidly emerging as the major
distribution center for the entire Central and West African and
sub-Sahara region whose smaller, individual markets and less well
developed distribution channels may not justify U.S. marketing
efforts aimed at penetrating such markets directly.

Therefore, utilizing an international Nigerian trade  fair to
assess export sales opportunities to the Nigerian market may also
assist U.S. suppliers to assess, penetrate and achieve sales in
surrounding markets beyond Nigeria's borders.

A visit by a non-exhibiting U.S. exporter to an international
Nigerian trade fair may also help to identify, but not qualify,
potential agents and distributors, essential for getting U.S.
exports into the Nigerian market.  In any case, an international
trade event should always be visited first and assessed, before a
participation decision is taken.