{
  "id": 2909222,
  "title": "Five firms drive Nigeria’s $120m non-oil export haul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/five-firms-drive-nigerias-120m-non-oil-export-haul-2909222",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:18:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/five-firms-drive-nigerias-120m-non-oil-export-haul/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In April 2026, five companies accounted for nearly 30% of earnings from Nigeria's top 100 non-oil exporters, according to a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The report highlights the growing significance of industrial fertiliser and agro-processing in Nigeria's foreign-exchange earnings. The five leading exporters - Dangote Fertiliser, Robust International Commodities, Tulip Cocoa Processing, Valency Agro Nigeria, and Outspan Nigeria - generated $120m in earnings. Dangote Fertiliser, a large-scale industrial producer, accounted for 14.15% of the earnings, followed by Robust International Commodities at 5.16%, Tulip Cocoa Processing at 4.03%, Valency Agro Nigeria at 3.17%, and Outspan Nigeria at 3.01%. The top five companies' combined earnings represented 29.51% of the earnings of the top 100 non-oil exporters. Cashew nuts were the largest non-oil export product, contributing 21.25% of earnings, followed by urea at 14.15% and cocoa beans at 10.46%.",
  "summary": "Discover how Dangote Fertiliser and four other companies are leading Nigeria’s non-oil export growth, contributing $120m to the nation’s earnings. Read More: https://punchng.com/five-firms-drive-nigerias-120m-non-oil-export-haul/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Five firms drive Nigeria’s $120m non-oil export haul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/five-firms-drive-nigerias-120m-non-oil-export-haul",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:14:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}