Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- The Nigerian government has signed three major agreements with the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to strengthen local manufacturing, stimulate investment, and promote reproductive health in Nigeria and the West African region.

The agreements, signed on Thursday at the Nigeria-EU Health Investment Forum in Abuja, are part of the EU's Global Gateway Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technologies (MAV+) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) initiatives.

They include the Enabling Local Manufacturing of Health, Immunisation and Nutrition Commodities in Nigeria (ELM-N), Quality Uplift for Advancing Local Industry in Medicine Standards (...