Four policemen killed in a strike by Boko Haram sect in Yobe state of Nigeria; Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) discloses non-oil export earnings in Nigeria
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    • Nigeria
    Reports noted that according to police, churches, homes and the police headquarters in Geidam, Yobe State were set on fire in a wave of gun and bomb attacks by Boko Haram sect. In the incident, four policemen were killed, 20 wounded, eight churches and 20 market stalls as well as Geidam council secretariat were completely destroyed.1

    In another development, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has disclosed that Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings between the month of January and June 2011 was $1.5 billion (N240 billion). The earnings were from the exportation of cocoa; sheep and goat skins leather; sesame seeds and oil; rubber; plastics; cotton yarns and woven fabrics; aluminium; cashew nuts and edible fruits; gum arabics; tobacco products; prawns; shrimps; fish and crustaceans and others. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the council, David Adulugba, said that the various products’ sectors have contributed significantly to the country’s non-oil export earnings.2

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