Oil Dependency

Nigeria has lived under the shadow of oil for too long. Every budget cycle, every foreign exchange crisis, every political promise seems to circle back to crude. Yet, as the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently reported, there are signs of change: non‑oil exports hit $6.1 billion in 2025, and the government is training tens of thousands of exporters to expand capacity. Finance Minister Wale Edun even projects 4.7% GDP growth in 2026, with ambitions…