The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Tuesday, 13 August, 2024 disclosed that Nigeria’s goods and non-oil exports grew to $55 billion in 2023, reports thegazellenews.com.
Edun made this disclosure on Tuesday, 13 August, 2024 at the end of the inaugural meeting of the Council of State convened by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
The Minister, who gave details on his presentation to the Council, explained that the results of the eight priority policies under Tinubu’s government are encouraging in the first half of 2024 when compared to the same quarter last year.
“Economic indicators showed that there is an optimistic outlook for the Nigerian economy and society in general due to prospects for economic growth and progress.”
“We have exports, goods exports, non-oil exports, at $55 billion last year with tremendous room to grow. And we reported an optimistic outlook for the Nigerian economy and society in general due to prospects for economic growth and progress,” Edun said.
It was gathered that former Presidents, Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan and were present at the meeting, except Olusegun Obasanjo.
