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Nigeria to start production of Pencils - Minister of Science and Technology

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Dec 31st 2015, 16:56

The  Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has revealed that Nigeria will begin production of pencils in the next two years . The minister who made the announcement after a facility tour of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, also noted that  the project would create over 400,000 jobs – in line with the vision of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.


According to him ,  it was wrong for the country to be importing pencils when it has the capacity to produce them. And that the country could leverage on pencil production to increase its foreign earnings.
"It is unthinkable that 55 years after independence, Nigeria is still not producing pencils when we have the human and material resources in the country to do so.PRODA has to produce pencils for Nigeria and they have given me the assurance that this can be done and that with pencil manufacture here we will be creating 400,000 new jobs.The Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to creating new jobs and growing our economy," he said.
 "For the information of Nigerians, pencil is not produced anywhere in West Africa, so I am directing PRODA to realise this soon . "We need to build the capacity for self-reliance in Nigeria. We are tired of copying others and importing all sorts of things. We want others to come to Nigeria and learn," he added .
He expressed regret that some materials imported for the production of pencils had been withheld at a Lagos wharf for over 20 years.
"The degree of success we achieved in PRODA in awakening local capabilities in equipment manufacture is indicated by the vast numbers of self-employed craftsmen surviving on equipment disseminated by us," he said.
Agulanna said the institute had the capacity to make greater impact in the country if enabled

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