Nigeria, April 23 -- The Needed Paperwork

This is the fifth in the series of articles being written to advise the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on what must be done in order to grow the non-export volume to match and even surpass that of crude oil and gas exports. In this edition, the focus will be on the policies relating to documentation required in the export process. This involves the necessity of streamlining the paperwork, which consequently aids the growth of non-oil export volume by increasing the speed of export clearance. This will mean a reduction in the number of agencies and documentation required in the clearance of non-oil exports through the various ports in the country.

Currently the documentation require...