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Manufacturers deepen local raw materials sourcing, up 11% in 3yrs

Manufacturers deepen local raw materials sourcing, up 11% in 3yrs

By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s manufacturing sector recorded a steady increase in the use of locally sourced raw materials between 2021 and 2024, with the share rising from 51.5 per cent in 2021 to 57.1 per cent in 2024, as foreign exchange pressures, naira depreciation and rising import costs pushed manufacturers towards domestic alternatives. Data from […]
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Doing business in Nigeria requires potentials, good ideas and resources —Oscar Odiboh

Doing business in Nigeria requires potentials, good ideas and resources —Oscar Odiboh

Dr. Oscar Odiboh, Managing Consultant Newsletters Limited. He bagged his doctorate degree in the new area of Philosophy of Marketing Communication in University of Lagos. He has worked in companies like Lintas, Insight and Solutions before establishing Newsletters Limited years ago. He has written books on marketing communication which are recommended to higher institutions in […]

Nigeria is losing money holding reserves in dollars– FMI

Nigeria is losing money holding reserves in dollars– FMI

Nigeria is losing money holding reserves in dollars following the fact that the dollar has been losing value as reserve currency in the last couple of months says Financial Market Intelligence (FMI), a firm of financial markets analysts. The FMI in its recent report states that the dollar has lost 12 per cent since March against an index comprising the euro, yen and four other major currencies.