Raw materials export escalates amid clamour for value addition

…Surges 159% to N1.87trn in H1’25 By Yinka KolawoleIn spite of moves by the federal government mandating value addition before export, the value of raw materials exported from Nigeria rose drastically, year-on-year (y/y), by 159 percent to about N1.87 trillion in the first half of 2025 (H1’25) from N719.66 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year (H1’24).Data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) also revealed a 67.8 percent, q