Nigeria generates $2.5bn from export of non-oil products in 6 months-NEPC

Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Ezra Yakusak has disclosed that Nigeria generated $2.5billion from the export of non-oil products from January to June 2022.

Yakusak, made this disclosure in Abuja at a media briefing in preparation for the forthcoming NEPC Export to begin today.

Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of NEPC explained that Nigeria needs to embrace the export of non-oil products to guarantee Nigeria’s economic development export.

Yakusak said the event is being organized in line with “the current management’s strategic efforts of imbibing, sustaining, and deepening an export culture in the non-oil export ecosystem.”

According to him, “the Council held its maiden National Conference on Non-oil Export with the theme “Export for Survival: Optimizing Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Potentials”.

“The conference provided a veritable platform for stakeholders in the non-oil export sector to ventilate ideas on current and emerging issues affecting the non-oil export sector.

“Export Week is a continuation of that engagement with critical stakeholders and discerning members of the public.

“The objective is to keep the “Export4Survival” campaign on the front burner of national discourse using Export Week as a strategic information and communication tool to change the narratives.

“We envisage that the Export Week will provide a path for business and sector-led activities to thrive as well as help entrepreneurs particularly SMEs look out for new opportunities in the sector.”