{"id":76809,"date":"2022-11-22T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-brags-about-oil-must-diversify-before-it-dries-nepc"},"modified":"2022-11-22T12:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:12:42","slug":"nigeria-brags-about-oil-must-diversify-before-it-dries-nepc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nigeria-brags-about-oil-must-diversify-before-it-dries-nepc","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria brags about oil, must diversify before it dries \u2013 NEPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged the government to diversify the nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The council warned against continued reliance on crude oil, stressing that Nigeria\u2019s survival lies with non-oil products.<\/p>\n<p>NEPC Trade Promotion Advisor Bello Noma gave the advice during a sensitisation visit to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Noma said the main export (oil) \u201cwould one day dry up leaving the country with non oil products\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The official noted that about 200 countries already signed an agreement to stop the usage of fossil oil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis also include the crude oil we are bragging with, so by the time this is adopted, there will be no market for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Noma said the abundant non-oil resources in each State of the federation were not fully harnessed.<\/p>\n<p>The advisor insisted there is huge money in the non-oil sector, and charged the authorities to utilise the potential for job and wealth creation, and foreign exchange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged the government to diversify the nation\u2019s economy. The council warned against continued reliance on crude oil, stressing that Nigeria\u2019s survival lies with non-oil products. 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