The Federal
Government of Nigeria in its medium-termeconomic
development document, known
as National Economic Empowerment
and Development Strategy (NEEDS) said
“---While the government is reducing the
cost of doing business in Nigeria, --- the government
will aggressively promote exportsexport orientation as a deliberate policy”.
(NPCN, 2004, pp. 54).
and general commercial policy to attract foreign
direct investments, and it will pursue