The Government of Nigeria has highlighted the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in its National Development Plan 2021–2025. The AfCFTA can help Nigeria transform its economy by assisting exporters of services to overcome challenges in destination markets. Two main services sectors stand to gain from greater liberalisation and market access: financial services and other business services, which includes technical services, professional services and research and development services. However, these sectors face numerous obstacles to growth and enjoy limited market access in most markets on the continent. This can be addressed through efforts to reduce the cost of doing business and exporting in partner countries for Nigerian exporters through bilateral market access requests under the AfCFTA trade in services negotiations.