Nigeria, March 18 -- Nigeria's push to grow non-oil exports is facing significant challenges, with poor data access, unstable supply chains, quality issues, and financing difficulties creating major roadblocks for businesses looking to expand globally.

Exporting Challenges for Nigerian Businesses

For many Nigerian businesses, breaking into international markets is an uphill battle. Urena Iheme, CEO of Fefereti Group, experienced this firsthand. After attending a trade fair in Houston, she secured repeat orders for her chin chin (a popular Nigerian snack). However, scaling up production to meet demand became a serious challenge.

"The biggest issue is maintaining a stable supply chain," Iheme explained.

She supplies in-flight snacks to ...