Nigeria’s export earnings rise 23.7% to $35.6bn in H1’26

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Nigeria's export earnings increased 23.7% year over year to $35.64 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $28.82 billion a year earlier. The rise was driven largely by higher petroleum product exports, according to Central Bank data.

By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s total export earnings rose by 23.7 per cent year-on-year, YoY to $35.64 billion in the first half of 2026 (H1’26), from $28.82 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, driven largely by a surge in petroleum products exports. Analysis of data from the quarterly statistical bulletin, of  the  Central Bank of […] The post Nigeria’s export earnings rise 23.7% to $35.6bn in H1’26 appeared first on Vanguard News.