₦airaland Forum

An indigenous firm has commenced the production of pencils in the country using old newspapers.
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu said the firm has capacity to produce 2.4million dozens of pencils per annum which will surpass local and sub-regional needs.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he received a local pencil production company Bamib Resources & Investments Company Ltd on a courtesy visit, he said: “We commend you for the work you have done in the best interest of our nation. When I went to one of our agencies in Enugu, I found out that they were conducting research on pencils and I was very disturbed when they informed me that as of that time, there was no company in Nigeria producing pencils. There were companies before that produced pencils but they have all collapsed, so I was very concerned. As the minister of science and technology, I felt that something like pencil which both the young and old use, looks very simple, so I felt that a country like Nigeria should be able to produce all the pencils we need and I had to make the institute in Enugu to make sure they continued with that research.
“We gave them about two years, I was not just interested in just producing pencils for the sake of it but one that we can say that all the raw materials are from Nigeria which will help us in job creation, creating wealth and moving a lot of people out of poverty, I am happy that BRPDA has made some progress, they are working on seeing that all the inputs come from Nigeria, the Akwa Ibom state government also has a company producing pencils bit we are happy that on you own, you are taking the decision.https://thenationonlineng.net/pencil-production-begins-in-nigeria/?
Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala

Good development People that feel ashamed for little progress can never achieve great things for the world. It's much better than importing pencils to this country.
People that are good at talking down on our little progress should relocate or show us their individual and meaningful contribution to the progress of this country or shut up for the rest of their lives

We are going up to the NEXT LEVEL mynd44 this is welcome development do the needful.

Good one

Though, the Minister of Science and Technology should feel ashamed making such announcement

Nevertheless, "Do not despise these small beginnings......(Zechariah 4:10)

Am impressed..... NEXT LEVEL √

Sabby1:
Good one

Though, the Minister of Science and Technology should feel ashamed making such announcement

Nevertheless, "Do not despise these small beginnings......(Zechariah 4:10)Its a welcomed development.. We must learn to appreciate first , before expecting more

Am impressed..... NEXT LEVEL √

Its a welcomed development.. We must learn to appreciate first , before expecting more

I also learnt recently that there is no plastic production factory in about 7-10 countries in West Africa, all of them depends on importation from Nigeria. What we need to do is to commend the FG for starting this one now for it is better started than never. Many governments have come and gone without reasoning in this direction. Mynd44

Pencils our forefather used during their time being produced in a 21st century world as achievement.
Celebrating mediocrity when the world have moved to more sophisticated advancement in technology.

Racoon:
Pencils our forefather used during their time being produced in a 21st century world as achievement.
Celebrating mediocrity when the world have moved to more sophisticated advancement in technology.

We are coming up, there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel it should be appreciated not condemnation.

So make we fry pap?

helinues:
So make we fry pap?

No matter how little something good is just accept it!

ManirBK:
No matter how little something good is just accept it!

Pencil production for 2019.. Let FG kuku dey produce generators then now.. Abi

helinues:
Pencil production for 2019.. Let FG kuku dey produce generators then now.. Abi

You too can start something meaningful for the Nation

ManirBK:
You too can start something meaningful for the Nation

We started long time.. Putting smiles on average Nigerians faces.. No be brag oo

helinues:
We started long time.. Putting smiles on average Nigerians faces.. No be brag oo

Just hope the pencils are of a durable high quality and cheaper than the imported pencils. That’s the only way to compete and thrive day in and day out.

ManirBK:
Ju hope the pencils are of a durable high quality and cheaper than the imported pencils. That’s the only way to compete and thrive day in and day out.

Pencil bawo.. Se Na only pencils production person can produce to contributes his quota for the developments of Nigeria?

Asking on behalf of a friend

helinues:
Pencil bawo.. Se Na only pencils production person can produce to contributes his quota for the developments of Nigeria?

Asking on behalf of a friend

Tell us what you were producing before?

ManirBK:
Tell us what you were producing before?

Sorry we are not a manufacturer but we are proud to be making good contributions towards the development of our country, Nigeria

How? that's personal

But Note.. Even if the person you are lieing to does not know, you that is lieing is always aware.. Case closed

This one zombies are jamming their heads together, I wonder what it is about...smh

Nigeria have started producing pencils o. Maybe in the next 10years, we would start producing Biro. Then the useless fools applauding these show of shame would probably be dead or almost dead due to suffering by then...