How to Get an Export License in Nigeria
If you want to begin exporting products from Nigeria, you will need an export license to do so. You can obtain one by registering with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). They are the government body charged with coordinating the development and diversification of Nigerian exports. Besides issuing export certificates, the NEPC also provides information […]
Did You Know? Nigeria is the World’s Second Largest Producer of Ginger
When farmers in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna dig up ginger from their farmlands, they do so with an expectation that it will be worth their duel with the soil below and the scorching sun above. And it usually is. The stocky rhizome helps put food on the tables of thousands across the state […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Nov 24th, 2016
1. Emirates Airline is offering Nigerians a 50% discount for all travels to Dubai for Economy and Business Class travellers. Offers are to be secured from now to the 30th of November and cover till May 31st, 2017. 2. To reduce the burden of Forex crises, the Federal Government is planning tax relief for the manufacturing […]
Nigeria’s non-oil Exports to ECOWAS Markets Rise to $375m
Nigeria’s quest for economic diversification has caused such a boost in its non-oil exports to fifteen member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that by the end of 2013, it moved from $312.477 million and $276.53 million as recorded in 2012 and 2011 respectively to $375.338 million. The boost shows a 20% […]
Nigerian Export-Import Bank Plans Partnership with Nigerian Export Promotion Council
The newly appointed Executive Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, was on a courtesy visit to the Managing Director and CEO of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) at the bank’s headquarters in Abuja recently to discuss areas of partnership. Mr. Orya stated that upon his resumption at […]