Nigeria’s high production costs threaten industrial competitiveness — Feese

- ✦Feese said Nigeria had dropped from eighth to 14th position on the African Development Bank’s Africa Industrialisation Index, although she noted that the methodology had changed and more countries had been included in the latest ranking.
- Co-facilitator of the NESG, Lumun Feese, said Nigeria needed a coordinated approach to industrial development to address structural challenges and enable local manufacturers to compete effectively in African markets.
- By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Nigeria Economic Summit Group has warned that high production costs, unreliable electricity and poor logistics infrastructure are undermining Nigeria’s industrial competitiveness, calling for a council within the Presidency to coordinate industrialisation policies.
- Feese said Nigeria had dropped from eighth to 14th position on the African Development Bank’s Africa Industrialisation Index, although she noted that the methodology had changed and more countries had been included in the latest ranking.
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Nigeria Economic Summit Group has warned that high production costs, unreliable electricity and poor logistics infrastructure are undermining Nigeria’s industrial competitiveness, calling for a council within the Presidency to coordinate industrialisation policies.
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Co-facilitator of the NESG, Lumun Feese, said Nigeria needed a coordinated approach to industrial development to address structural challenges and enable local manufacturers to compete effectively in African markets.
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She spoke at a breakout session on building an integrated industrial ecosystem during the 32nd Nigeria Economic Summit on Tuesday in Abuja.