Breaking: FG installs machines for pencil production in Enugu

ON AUGUST 31, 2019

BY NWAFOR


The Federal Government has commenced the installation of equipment and machines for the proposed pencil factory at the Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu.

A Pencil production plant as Nigeria’s government set to commence local production The Chairman, Governing Board of PRODA, Mr Daniel Onjeh, disclosed this on Friday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the activities of the institute. Onjeh said that the PRODA school pencil project was a flagship and the first of such production facility in West Africa. He said that the factory would be producing a minimum of 15 million pencils per annum, when completed.

He said that the institute was working towards using local content, adding it had also diversified into the use of waste paper for its production. Onjeh said: “The project is aimed at 100 per cent local content, including graphite, clay, wood and waste paper. “We are expecting experts from China in October to install the machines that will produce pencils with waste paper. “Pencils are in high demand, which is why we are emphasising pencil production. “The pencil factory will create employment and also support the economic polices of the federal government.” Onjeh further said that pencil production was not an easy venture, pointing out that getting a modern standard pencil involved about 125 steps. He said that the test run of the machines would be done before the end of the year.

He expressed joy that PRODA had been fully revived, saying that the board was committed to moving the agency forward. “One of the projects, which we are keenly seeing to completion is the Round House Project, which is the main edifice of the institute. Make professionalism your watch word, CIPM registrar charges members(Opens in a new browser tab) “We intend to further upgrade the monument from the institute’s allocation in the 2019 budget,” he said.

The board chairman commended the federal government for the increase in the budgetary allocations to the institute which, he said, had made their work easier. “We noticed a remarkable increase in the funds allocated to the agency in the 2018 and 2019 budgets and we look forward to progressive increment in the coming years,” he said. Onjeh said that the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, and the National Assembly were instrumental to the progress so far made by the institute.

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Excellent Progress forward ever backward never! Nigeria fire on!

After this one we will now produce rockets and spaceships, we will now go to the moon, then we will go and explore planet Jupiter, we will build a military base there.

Then 1 Dollar will become equal to 1Naira

Osetigoooo

Nigeria is now one of the advanced countries in the world

Promise made in 2016, promise kept.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/fg-will-generate-3-4m-jobs-through-pencil-production-others-minister/

Good, from pencil to toothpick upto aeroplane

We are still at 'pencil production' stage in 2019?

when the rest if the world has gone digital.

SMH

No be mistake say we come world, but Na country we do mistake land

Nice

This news goes to show where we still are as a nation.


We're obviously living in the past

Welcome to 1922

Am just speechless

How's this supposed to be news? I'm 2019?

I think they should keep things like this away from media. Why celebrate because FG INSTALLED pencil production machines in a state?

It's the same reason we praise & hail our governors for building roads, building an infrastructure etc - things which are their duty...

Thank God



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In 2019?

The kountry is officially over .....

Share am... make every man pikin carry his share.

Pencil?

a wonderful achievement indeed, what's the different b/w a pure water plant n a pencil factory?
We need out refineries, Nitel, Textile Mill, Ajaokuta steel etc ... these 're investment I expe yes them to put in place for a massive employment

Greyworld:
when the rest if the world has gone digital.

Digital pencil. Hahahaha!

No hope is in place for our posterity.









When oil is longer matter, we will understand

im sad. May not see a better Nigeria.


When the busy inventing self-driving-vehicles, we are here looking for someone to and install a pencil machine.





I lost hope in Nigeria

It is quite pathetic that at this stage we are still battling on how to produce mere pencil and ruler! Well, we still thank God that they used their minds to install it. They would as well share the money.

They are mad!... when we should be talking about bulding a nuclear facility

When we should.be talking about our computer factories... and higher end technological tools... that will aid the development of the nation..

We are building pencil factory and bragging about it...


This is a mere one man business .... Nigerianssssss!!!

If this company is established in a region like south/south,it will be appreciated. Nevertheless, I wish more good establishments in South/east wether appreciated or not because we are still one Nigeria. Congratulations to my south/east brothers and sisters.

when people are going to the moon back and forth.

when jss2 student in china are mass producing radio right from the capacitor,mass torchlights,mass radio controlled toy,shipping it out as export and bringing in better foreign reserves...

we are installing pencil making machines in 2019....

God dammit.

ps...who did we offend in this country if all man fit gather for express each state postrate for am make him forgive us.

MrPresident1:
Excellent Progress

After this one we will now produce rockets and spaceships, we will now go to the moon, then we will go and explore planet Jupiter we wI'll build a military base there.

Then 1 Dollar will become equal to 1Naira

Osetigoooo

Nigeria is now one of the advanced countries in the world

mocking

Is it the pencil in the hands of the creator

Countries are producing better things we are producing pencil in 2019

Joshbdexter:
Is it the pencil in the hands of the creator

Countries are producing better things we are producing pencil in 2019

Yes

Walihi Nigeria is not a serious country