Nigeria’s
non-oil exports are on the rise as official commodities exported by end of 2013
rose to 117, from 106 reported by year-end 2012, data from the Nigerian Export
Promotion Council (NEPC) has shown. This indicates an addition of 11 products
to the number recorded in 2012.
Similarly,
the NEPC in 2013 embarked on 13 export outings with 126 companies, mostly
small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Total orders generated by these
companies within the period were worth $3.716 billion, immediate sales totalled
