 A mid-increasing cause for diversification of the economy, Nigeria's crude oil export jumped to 5.6 trillion in the first quarter of 2022, reflecting nearly 200% increase when compared to the same period last year. The figures are contained in the foreign trade report of the National Bureau of Statistics. Nigeria's total match industry stood at 13 trillion in the first quarter of this year. It is indicating an increase of 11.05% over the value recorded in the fourth quarter of last year and 65.41% higher when compared to the value recorded in the fourth quarter of last year. The export trade in the quarter under review stood at 7.1 trillion, showing the rise of 23.1% over the value recorded in the preceding quarter and also an increase of 137.9% over the corresponding period of the preceding year. On the other hand, total imports were valued at 5.90 trillion, indicating a decrease of 0.7% over the value recorded in the preceding quarter. Thank you.