The Executive Director and CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni, has announced that Nigeria’s non-oil exports reached an all-time high of approximately $6.1 billion in 2025, marking an 11.5% increase from the $5.46 billion recorded in 2024.

Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on the 2025–2026 non-oil export performance, Ayeni described the milestone as the highest formally documented non-oil export value in NEPC’s history, underscoring the sector’s growing resilience and strategic importance to Nigeria’s economy.

She highlighted that total non-oil exports reached 8.02 million metric tonnes, a 10% increase from the previous year, covering 281 products across agricultural commodities, processed and semi-processed goods, industrial inputs, and solid minerals.

According to Ayeni, Nigeria exported non-oil goods to 120 countries, with the Netherlands (17.53%), Brazil (10.35%), and India (7.63%) emerging as the top destinations. Exports to the Netherlands rose by 32.46%, driven by cocoa beans, cocoa butter, and sesame seeds, while exports to Brazil increased by 19.07%.

She also noted that informal trade remains significant, and NEPC, in partnership with the National Bureau of Statistics and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is working to mainstream informal exports and further boost value addition and market diversification.

Ayeni affirmed that the Council’s “Double Your Export” initiative is yielding strong results, with plans to strengthen strategies for even higher non-oil export growth in the coming years.