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NEPC boss ties export future to female entrepreneurs

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 11 May 2026 16:55:23 +0000

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has emphasized the critical role of female entrepreneurs in shaping the future of Nigeria’s non-oil export sector, stating that women-led businesses will remain central to the country’s export diversification and economic growth agenda. The NEPC leadership noted that increasing women’s participation [...]

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Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Rise by $900m in Three Days

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:42:53 +0000

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have recorded a significant boost, gaining about $900 million within a three-day period, marking one of the fastest short-term increases seen in recent times. The surge, according to financial analysts and market watchers, reflects a combination of improved inflows from crude oil sales, increased investor confidence, and recent monetary and fiscal [...]

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NEPC Urges Exporters to Leverage Trade Agreements for Non-Oil Growth

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:29:30 +0000

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has called on exporters to take full advantage of regional and international trade agreements to accelerate the country’s non-oil expansion and reduce reliance on crude oil revenues. The council emphasized that tapping into opportunities provided by trade deals such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could position [...]

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Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports Reach $3.225bn in First Half of 2025 – NEPC DG

Temitope Nlewemchi — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:36:01 +0000

Nigeria recorded $3.225 billion in non-oil export earnings in the first half of 2025, according to the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Dr. Ezra Yakusak. The figure reflects the country’s continued efforts to diversify its economy away from oil dependency and boost foreign exchange inflows through agricultural [...]

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NEPC takes second look at zero oil plan, corporate strategy

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 23:54:13 +0000

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has begun a review of its Zero Oil Plan (ZOP) as part of the country’s aspiration to diversify its revenue sources. Other items on the review plan include the NEPC Corporate Strategy 2019-2013, which has become a tool for effective performance monitoring. The NEPC Executive Director, Dr. Ezra Yakusak [...]

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NEPC highlights 22 priority products that can produce Nigeria $30 billion in non-oil exports by 2025

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:37:40 +0000

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has listed out 22 products that can enable Nigeria secure a zero oil plan. The NEPC made this known in its “Opportunities in the Export Market” report published recently as it noted that unemployment rate in Nigeria is at an all-time high of 33.6%, and the value of the Naira [...]

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NEPC Encourages foreign language training for staff

Temitope Nlewemchi — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:34:15 +0000

The Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Olusegun Awolowo, was at the opening ceremony showing the efforts of the NEPC under the Institutional Strengthening Workstream of the Export Expansion Facility Program to set up an international language learning programme for the staff of the NEPC. The Executive Director/CEO NEPC stated that [...]

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Air cargo bureaucracy, charges stifle $250bn agro-export industry

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:16:57 +0000

Only five out of 16 charges are official, says NCAA Despite efforts of the Federal Government in trade promotion, there is no ease of doing business in the export end of local aviation. This is as bureaucratic bottlenecks and multiple charges that are levied by diverse government agencies have been identified as major barriers against [...]

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NEPC tasks exporters on competitiveness, AfCFTA readiness

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:09:58 +0000

With the operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigerian exporters have been implored to build capacity and be prepared to compete under the free trade area to avoid dumping of goods in the country. The Executive Director/CEO of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Olusegun Awolowo while receiving in his office, the Governor [...]

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