RMRDC: 30% raw materials law could create 1.2m jobs
By Victoria Victor, Adisa Halima The Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC says, a proposed law requiring at least 30% local processing of raw materials before export could create more than 1.2 million skilled jobs within five years, Director-General RMRDC, Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, said the measure could also help conserve foreign exchange and increase […]
RMRDC Warns Raw Material Exports Are Costing Nigeria Jobs
By Julian Osamoto The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has called for increased investment in local raw material processing, stressing that value addition remains critical to Nigeria’s industrial transformation and economic competitiveness. Director-General of RMRDC, Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, made the call during a stakeholder engagement forum in Abuja, where he urged government institutions, […]