…As fuel tops export list
By Emma Ujah, with agency reports
Nigeria’s exports to Africa reached N4.82 trillion in the first half of 2025, up 14% year-on-year compared to N4.21 trillion in the first half of 2024.
West Africa absorbed over 62% of Nigeria’s continental exports.
Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that the trend last year highlights Nigeria’s role “as a hub for intra-continental trade and value chains”, adding, “this is a clear signal of strengthening regional trade momentum.”
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reviewed by Ecofin Agency show that West Africa has remained Nigeria’s largest market on the continent.
ECOWAS bought N2.995 trillion goods, representing more than 62% of Nigeria’s exports to Africa and rising 16% year-on-year.
Fuel was the most purchased Nigerian product by the regional bloc, totaling nearly N298 billion.
In the first half of 2025, exports
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