For decades, Nigeria has battled with the reputation of being a dumping ground for counterfeit goods made abroad. Now, new research suggests that the country is not only a recipient, but emerging as complicit in a kind of trade that is as profitable as it is problematic.
A joint study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which maps global trade in fakes, has placed Africa’s most populous nation in an uncomfortable spotlight.
The report ranked Nige
