It is reported that foreign companies may be subject to local content or other localisation requirement (e.g., partnership with a local partner firm or joining a consortium). Also, companies have expressed concerns about corruption and lack of transparency in procurement processes.

Nigeria mandates that government entities must engage in competitive bidding for procurements exceeding NGN 2.5 million (approximately USD 5,747). For contracts above this threshold but below NGN 100 million (approximately USD 229,885) for goods and NGN 1 billion (approximately USD 2.3 million) for services and works, only Nigerian-owned companies are eligible to bid. For procurements exceeding these amounts, both Nigerian and foreign-owned companies are allowed to participate in the competitive bidding process. However, it's important to note that this specific bidding requirement is not explicitly stated in regulatory texts.

Nigeria is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

In 1995, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Act opened all sectors to foreign participation. It allows for full foreign ownership of firms in all but the petroleum sector, where investment is limited to existing joint ventures or new production-sharing agreements.

The main statute that governs patent law in Nigeria is the Patents and Designs Act. Section 3.1 of the Patents and Designs Act requires that foreign applicants have an address for service in Nigeria. It is also reported that foreign applicants must perform patent prosecution through a registered Nigerian Patent Attorney.

Nigeria is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Niger has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Niger has a national structure responsible for developing standards called the Nigerien Standardisation of Metrology and Certification Agency. According to Art. 2.1 foreign companies are not authorised to be members of this standardisation organisation. However, upon request from economic partners or if necessary, technical standardisation committees are created (Art. 3). The foreign companies can express their opinions in this technical committee.

Type approval procedures in Niger are regulated by the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste (ARCEP). The conformity requirements are basically identical to those of the European Union (Declaration of Conformity according to EU Directive 2014/53/EU). The homologation process in Niger does not require local laboratory testing or contact with local representatives.
According to Arts. 2, 3 and 14 of of Law No. 2002-028, third-party certification from Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) that are recognised (or approved) by the regulator are accepted. However, certification from CABs is not always mandatory.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 20, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Law No. 2015-24 and Law No. 2019-50 provide a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.

Niger has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications.

Niger has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Niger has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Art. 1 of Law No. 2018-47 states that the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste (Electronic Communications and Post Regulatory Authority, ARCEP), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process and enjoys financial and management autonomy.