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Nigeria exported 281 non-oil products in 2025 – WTC boss

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  • Nigeria exported 281 non-oil products to 120 countries in 2025, generating $6.1 billion, according to World Trade Centre Abuja Vice President Karim Ahmed.
  • Ahmed said the figure represented Nigeria’s highest formally documented non-oil export performance and showed that its products already reached international markets.
  • He said businesses still needed stronger knowledge, certification, logistics, payment systems and consistency to compete sustainably.

Nigeria exported 281 non-oil products to 120 countries in 2025, generating $6.1 billion, according to Karim Ahmed, vice president of the World Trade Centre Abuja. He described the figure as the country’s highest formally documented non-oil export performance.

Ahmed announced the figures at the Premier Export Launchpad Bootcamp organised by the World Trade Centre Abuja. He said Nigerian products and services were finding markets across agriculture, manufacturing, technology, the creative economy and professional services.

In 2025, Nigeria recorded its highest formally documented non-oil export performance, valued at US$6.1 billion. During the year, 281 non-oil products were exported to 120 countries.

· Karim AhmedHe announced Nigeria’s 2025 non-oil export figures at the Export Launchpad Bootcamp.

“These figures demonstrate that Nigerian products are already finding markets around the world. The question, therefore, is not whether Nigeria has products and services that the world wants. Clearly, we do,” Ahmed said.

These figures demonstrate that Nigerian products are already finding markets around the world. The question, therefore, is not whether Nigeria has products and services that the world wants. Clearly, we do.

· Karim AhmedHe said the export figures showed that Nigerian products could compete internationally.

He cautioned, however, that exporting successfully required more than having a good product. Businesses needed to understand their target markets, meet standards and certification requirements, manage logistics and documentation, secure payments and deliver consistently and profitably.

“The more important question is whether our businesses have the knowledge, systems, standards and consistency required to enter those markets successfully and remain competitive,” he said. The bootcamp aims to help companies assess their readiness, identify viable markets and connect with buyers, financial institutions, logistics providers, regulators and professional advisers.

The more important question is whether our businesses have the knowledge, systems, standards and consistency required to enter those markets successfully and remain competitive.

· Karim AhmedHe identified the operational challenges exporters must overcome.
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