The Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. Coffee arrived in Nigeria in the late 19th century, with the first exports in 1896. It was the main cash crop for farmers in the country for many decades. From 1930, just a few decades after coffee was introduced to Nigeria, the government began promoting coffee cultivation by supplying both Arabica and Robusta beans to farmers across the country. Today, Robusta coffee accounts for 90% of all coffee exports in Nigeria, grown in 14 states across the country, with a small number of smallholder farmers starting to grow higher quality Arabica coffee. Nigeria does not have any form of centralised coffee exchange and there is no formal system for trading coffee. According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Nescafé accounts for 60% of Nigeria's coffee market share. The company's products are all produced in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire and are made with non-Nigerian coffee, which means that most of the coffee Nigerians drink is imported, with about 95% of what is consumed here coming from other countries.
Most Nigerian coffee drinkers opt for the bitter cups of instant coffee that street vendors sell for 100 naira, a few cents. International coffee chains have yet to make significant inroads into the country, although there are a few local chains.