The Executive Director  of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, has called for stronger support for women-led businesses to boost Nigeria’s non-oil export sector. 

She made the call at the Women Exporters Conference held in Abuja. 
The conference, themed “Strengthening Women-led Businesses for Resilience, Recovery and Inclusive Economic Growth,” brought together key stakeholders to advance women’s participation in global trade.

Ayeni said non-oil exports remain critical to Nigeria’s economic diversification as women  make up roughly 40 percent of SMEs, in driving inclusive economic growth. 

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 Special Assistant to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Nicole Mensah, who also represented the International Trade Centre, said Nigeria has remained a strong partner in advancing the WTO-ITC initiative to support women in building resilient and sustainable businesses.

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She noted that empowering women entrepreneurs is not just a gender concern, but a strategic economic approach capable of driving inclusive growth in the nation’s economy.

 

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