Nonye Ayeni
5 Feb
The Executive Director of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni, has credited the $5.456 billion contribution to economic diversification last year, a significant increase of 20.77 per cent compared to $4.517 billion recorded in 2023, for the growth of the non-oil sector.
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The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have engaged stakeholders on the need to formalise informal cross-border trade in Akwa Ibom State.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said Nigeria earned $1.9 billion from non-oil exports between January and November 2024. This, it said, highlights the progress made in the country’s economic diversification efforts.
6 Sep
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says exporters raked in ₦2.7 billion from January to June. READ ALSO:‘Nigeria needs urgent, bold actions to improve non-oil export trade’ The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this at a one-day sensitization seminar for exporters on export contracts and use of International Commercial Terms ( INCOTERMS) organized…
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Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) saw a marginal uptick in August, rising from 49.2 to 49.9, signalling a slight improvement in business conditions. However, renewed inflationary pressure and other sectoral problems continue...
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The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) at the weekend inaugurated the Bayelsa State coordinating office, with a call on Nigerians on the need to diversify the economic away from crude oil to non-oil exportable commodities, services and other minerals resources. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the office in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, the…
24 Mar 2024
The Federal Government has suspended the 25 per cent import duty penalty usually imposed on improperly imported vehicles. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the directives of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy..
21 Mar 2024
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have reaffirmed their commitment to providing seamless trade facilitation services to exporters.
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For Nigeria to benefit from a projected value and production of shea at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.1 per cent by 2030 which represents $5.8 billion, stakeholders have called for the protection of shea trees nationwide.
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