The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is actively gathering information on export opportunities within the country’s 774 local councils.
Dr. Ezra Yakusak, the Executive Director of NEPC, announced during the NEPC Hiking Export for Survival Campaign in Abuja that the compiled data will be accessible to both local and foreign investors once finalized.
According to guardian.ng, Yakusak explained that the compendium would guide investors on what to invest in and where to get those exportable products, as well as the market competitiveness of such products.
He underscored the need for Nigeria to embark on export of her products, adding: “We need to export to survive as a nation.” On the impact of the Export for Survival campaign, he explained that it was designed to create awareness and promote the non-oil sector of the economy, adding that “the campaign has improved the performance of the non-oil sector over the last two years.”
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He further pointed out that, as a result of the campaign, new products such as sorghum and orange peel had been introduced into the export market
He, therefore, urged the private sector to explore the non-oil sector and invest therein to boost the country’s economy, conserve foreign exchange, scale up industrialisation and create jobs in the country.
NEPC had embarked on the Export for Survival Campaign to increase the awareness of opportunities in the non-oil sector and the benefits of exporting Nigerian goods and services.
The initiative also intends to make all Nigerians to realise the urgency of engaging in non-oil export as a viable means of economic growth, industrial development and boosting foreign exchange earnings, among others.
