Nigeria’s most valuable annual export is oil but that has always been closely followed by agricultural products
After that comes fabrics and textiles followed by clothing, shoes and many types of accessories. It’s become possible to buy all types of African products from one internet outlet. Here there are many different manufacturers and traders selling goods from within one umbrella organisation.
This means any number of traders in African goods can have their own virtual store. It also makes it easy to search and to buy.
Any nationality living in another part of the world enjoys the opportunity of getting a little of the home comforts. The familiarity of goods you were brought up with is always reassuring to have around.
Just look at the millions of Brits jetting off on holiday that pack in their cases with some English tea and a few packets of bacon.
All sorts of manufacturers in Nigeria are looking increasingly to sell their goods abroad. With over two million Nigerians living in the UK and a similar number in the United States there is certainly a healthy market.
The average Nigerian has a certain dress style that is not easily satisfied in some parts of the world. It’s a culture that strangely enough is one of the few around the globe that never really took to denim.
Frankly, that’s a good thing since denim in the form of jeans has become the world’s most popular choice of trouser and anything else is a relief to see.
Nigerian woman are famed for their bright, multi-coloured fabric dresses and chunky jewellery. Even the shoes may be made from a mix of coloured canvass or leather. This tradition was once upon a time a prerogative of males.
In some parts of Nigeria this is still the case though it is less likely to be seen in the streets of London as men dress more conservatively just like their western counterpart.
To find a vast collection of Nigerian exported goods this is the place to begin
