The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Olusegun Awolowo, has said that the council aims to promote non oil export, by encouraging states to concentrate on areas where they have comparative advantage.
Speaking at a two-day integrated workshop on techniques of non oil export project formulation and implementation for state committees on export promotion in all states of the federation, yesterday, in Kaduna, Awolowo said that Nigeria was among dominant global producers of 15 products, lamenting that the country lacked the needed market share.
The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Olusegun Awolowo, has said that the council aims to promote non oil export, by encouraging states to concentrate on areas where they have comparative advantage.
Speaking at a two-day integrated workshop on techniques of non oil export project formulation and implementation for state committees on export promotion in all states of the federation, yesterday, in Kaduna, Awolowo said that Nigeria was among dominant global producers of 15 products, lamenting that the country lacked the needed market share.
Represented by the a director in his office, Mr. Muraina Ibrahim, Awolowo said although Nigeria was the world’s largest producer of seven agricultural export commodities including cassava, yams, shea nuts and sorghum, this fact was not reflected in global trade.
He said that the NEPC would attemt to diversify the economy from relying on oil, to reliance on non oil exports, urging every state to be identified with, at least, one significant export product.
He said NEPC will create avenues for the Nigerian economy to be integrated in the ECOWAS sub-region and African markets, and promote key non oil Nigerian export products to the West African sub-region and international markets.
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