Wednesday 14 September 2016

NIGERIA EARNS N1.7 TRILLION FROM CRUDE OIL EXPORT IN Q2

The Minister of State for Pretroleum Resources Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu PHOTO: TWITTER/NNPCDespite calls for diversification of Nigeria’s revenue base to other sectors like manufacturing and agriculture, oil and gas accounted for 92.9 per cent of the country’s export earnings during the second quarter of 2016.

Specifically, out of the N1.872 trillion of export earnings by the Federal Government during the second quarter of 2016, oil and gas accounted for N1.735 trillion or 92.9 per cent of the total export value.

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