How Nigeria’s manufacturing sector can contribute more to the country’s growth
By CNBC Africa
16 March 2016 |
5:02 pm
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the manufacturing sector contributes about 10 per cent to Nigeria's GDP. How can local manufacturers improve their contribution to the country's growth as the shortage of foreign exchange bites harder?
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Guardian Tv please keep up this channel and innovative medium. thumbs up for U. please get experts to discuss mini and micro market segments survival strategies, in applicable and reliable forms. Also how to protect these mini and micro markets from Local Govt. and state task forces. They are mostly self employed and are daily at the mercy of these govt, agencies carting away there little capital businesses in the name of street trading offence.
We will review and take appropriate action.