company has delved into pencil production in the
A local manufactring company has delved into pencil production in the country using old newspapers. This was revealed by the Minister of Science find and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, while playing host to delegates from the firm, Bamib Resources & Investments Company Ltd.. According to him, the firm has capacity to produce 2.4million dozens of pencils per annum which will surpass local and sub-regional needs. In his remarks, “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 E house nugu, 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 youn business g and old use, looks v