The Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Ezra Yakusak has disclosed the national non-oil export recorded the highest performance in 2022 with a total value of $2.59billion.
This, he said, represents 62.37% compared with $1.60 billion recorded during the same period in 2021, adding that the non-oil export performance has been on the onward movement within the last year, notwithstanding the impact of COVID-19 on the economy in 2019 and 2020.
Yakusak spoke at the First National Forum of States Committee on Export Promotion in Abuja, stating that over the years, SCEP has contributed significantly to the development of non-oil export across the Federation.
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He noted that through the partnership of NEPC with SCEP, the nation has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of NEPC offices from just 15 in 2016 to 34, expecting Bayelsa and Yobe States to come on board for full national coverage.
According to him: “As important as the SCEP is to non-oil export development in the country, the potential of this important committee is not being fully utilized. It is on this note that we convened this forum to discuss identified challenges bedeviling SCEP operations in each State and to jointly proffer workable solutions.
“I urge you therefore to feel free to contribute to the discussion so that we can come up with workable recommendations at the end of this event. We are committed to reinvigorating the SCEP and ensure its optimal performance for growth of the non-oil export sector”.