Nigeria targets $30bn non-oil revenue annually
By CNBC
20 October 2017 |
8:00 am
Nigeria's Federal Government is targeting 150 billion dollars extra earnings from non-oil exports as part of the country’s Zero Oil Plan in 10 years.
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