NEPC Shops For New Indigenous Exporters

The Nigerian Export Pro
motion Council (NEPC) in collaboration with Multimix Academy, an indigenous export consulting firm, is set to undertake a practical and detail packaged training series that would build a crop of knowledgeable exporters to raise the contribution of the non-oil export sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.
According to a report obtained by The Tide at the zonal office of the agency in Port Harcourt recently, the series tagged “The making of new exporters”, aims at hand-holding would be exporters through. The entire process of export business from conception to extention and after care by experts from the sector who would play the role of mentors.
The programme which would run for nine months is targeted at creating market opportunities for Nigerian exporters as well as providing new crop of exporters that would help enhance the quality of Nigeria’s exportable goods.
The Executive Director/CEO of NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, at the introductory workshop maintained that the council in collaboration with other stakeholders is engaging all practicable strategies to reposition the sector for the diversification of the country’s economy, especially with the recent uncertainties in oil fortune globally.
According to him, the approach to mentor Nigerians on how to become successful exporters is premised on the need to create inclusive growth from the sector by engaging more hands in producing made-in-Nigeria goods for export.
The mentorship programme would address issues of product quality Export Procedures and Documentation, Financing, INCOTERMS, payment terms and logistics in export trade.
It would also strive to create new indigenous exporters in various products, including cashew/cashew products, Sheanuts/butter, processed food items, processed vegetable, seasame seed, solid minerals, dry fish and hibiscus flowers. Various business experiences were shared by renowned exporters who will play the role of mentors to the new exporters.
These include Oluolu Foods, Nigeria Limited, (processed food), Apany Global Resources Ltd (seasame seed), Abod Success Ltd, (cashew and cashew products), VOC Royal Ltd, (processed vegetables) and 3T IMPEX/CODEX Resources (solid minerals).