Nigeria, April 26 -- This is the seventh in a series of articles written to advise the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on what must be done to grow the non-export volume to match and surpass that of crude oil and gas exports. In this edition, I will focus on policies relating to boosting the proficiencies, that is, the skills and competence of the exporters to effectively and efficiently manage their export business transactions in Nigeria.

Therefore, the guideline being suggested here aims to grow the non-oil export volume by increasing the capacity of exporters, particularly intending exporters, to manage the export business successfully and sustainably. This policy on improving the proficiency of intending and current exp...