TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE

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 TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE arrested a high-profile suspected criminal during an intelligence-driven operation in Agasha Village of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, following a report of an attack on a local resident. The operation was launched on 13 March 2026 after security agencies received credible information regarding an attack on Mr Shaapera Seeta Michael in Agasha Village. Acting swiftly on the report, troops of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Intervention Battalion XI deployed under Operation WHIRL STROKE mobilised immediately to the affected area to track down the suspect responsible for the assault. Upon arrival, the troops cordoned the area to prevent the suspect from escaping while conducting a targeted search operation aimed at identifying and apprehending the alleged attacker. The suspected militia member identified as Mr Suurnen David Akum, aged 27, from Agasha Village in G...
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NIGERIA’S NON-OIL EXPORTS HIT $1.79BN IN Q1 2025 — NEPC. (PHOTO).

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 Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit $1.79bn in Q1 2025 — NEPC


The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni, has revealed that Nigeria’s non-oil export performance for the first quarter of 2025 reached US$1.791 billion, marking a 24.75% increase from the US$1.436 billion recorded in the same period in 2024.

Speaking during the presentation of the Q1 non-oil export progress report in Abuja, Ayeni also noted a significant rise in export volume, which climbed to 2.416 million metric tonnes — a 243.44% increase compared to the 1.937 million metric tonnes reported in Q1 2024.

She attributed the growth to the success of the Council’s various export intervention programmes, particularly the “Double Your Exports” campaign.

Ayeni further disclosed that 197 distinct products were exported in the first quarter of 2025, up from 162 products in the same period the previous year.

She said, “In the presentation of the 2024 non-oil export performance in January last year, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) reported the highest value of export since it was established 49 years ago with a year-on-year increase of 20.77% from US$4.517 billion in 2023 to $5.456 billion in 2024. 

“The Council working with our supervising ministry, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment other stakeholders remains committed towards continuing this trajectory of increasing the volume and value of non-oil exports from Nigeria by providing support to the exporting community in the areas of capacity building, standardization, enhancing market access and others. 

“Products exported range from manufactured and semi-processed goods, to industrial extracts, and agricultural commodities, amongst others.

“Based on information received from Pre-shipment Inspection Agents (PIAs), of the top-20 products exported in the first quarter of 2025, Cocoa and its derivatives including cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, cocoa cake came first, followed by Urea, Cashew Nut, Sesame Seed, Gold Dore, Cocoa Butter, Aluminium Ingots, Copper Ingot, Soya Beans/meal, Rubber were the top of the list.

“These products ranged from the top commodity in terms of total non-oil export, accounting for 45.02% was Cocoa Beans. Urea/Fertilizer held the second position at 19.32% while Cashew Nuts came third with 5.81% of the total exported products. Performing exporting companies are, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemical Limited and Starlink Global & Ideal Limited maintained their position as the first and second with 12.07% and 10.00%, respectively. This is attributed to their notable export values of fertilizer and Cocoa products”, she said.

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