Made in Nigeria products.
From the responses of the majority of our readers who wrote in to express their view on the above topic, patriotism is alive and well in Nigeria.
“Madam Helen, for me, gone are the days when only foreign made products used to excite me. I lived abroad in several countries for many years, and I know that ‘Rome, wasn’t built in one day’‘.
There’s always some dark periods in any country, during which there are hits and misses, as they try to advance in technology and other aspects of living. Once upon a time, their goods were substandard. But they kept improving on their products, thanks to strict control and supervision by regulatory bodies.
Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘
“”Madam, it’s easy to say we should patronize Made In Nigeria goods, but what are the manufacturers doing to see that their goods are up to international standards, or, close to it?
Nothing.
Manufacturers in this country are a lazy bunch who want to be pampered. Instead of doing their best to improve what they manufacture, they want similar products banned by the government so that they can have sole monopoly.
Give them that wish and suddenly their products become scarce. With scarcity comes price increase which the goods don’t merit.
What do they expect us to do? We have to buy smuggled goods which are either better in quality, or cheaper. If we must buy products made in this country, the manufacturers have to sit up and decide to please the consumers.
They should shed this arrogant habit of serving us the rubbish they produce, because they feel that the government should protect their interests. What about our interests? They should get their act together. – Festus, Benin City.’‘
“”Sister Helen, I agree with you that our manufacturers don’t have our interests at heart, but if we’re not patriotic enough to buy their stuff, several things will go awry. These industries will fold up and the workers, who are Nigerians mostly, will be thrown into the unemployment market. Do you know what those young men and women will become? Robbers and prostitutes, or even worse.
Things are bad as they are now, with able-bodied graduates roaming the streets looking for work. If our manufacturers don’t find a market here, their home-ground, they will close shop. I understand your concern about the quality of the goods they make, but that shouldn’t make us turn our backs on them. The regulatory bodies should get to work and enforce standards. – Thanks, Halima, Zaria’‘
“”Yes, we may shun goods made in this country because of their low quality, or perhaps for the simple fact that they are made here, but fake drugs are mostly imports. That means it isn’t everything that is foreign made that is of good quality.
Fake drugs from abroad has been responsible for many deaths and maiming in the country. Look at some of the electrical goods got from the Far East. Dangerous, to say the least.
We need to inject money into our local industries and encourage them further by buying their goods. If you say that supervision of production is slack, well you’re right there. The government should make the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and NAFDAC do their work well, so that the citizens of this country will stop finding foreign goods attractive. – Bob, Owerri.’‘
“”How do we make ‘’MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS’‘acceptable? You have to ask the government that, because they create the atmosphere for shoddy production of goods. First, they charge too much duties for imported raw materials for production. Manufacturers are aware that there isn’‘t too much money in the country.
They try not to compromise quality, but if you want to make goods produced here acceptable to people, you have to produce ranges they can afford.
If you stick strictly to quality, the goods would be priced out of the reach of the man on the street who are the main patrons of these goods. With lower import duties on raw materials and equipment, goods produced in this country would be of very high quality, and the prices would be right for most citizens. – A self-employed.’‘
“”Madam, Nigerians would place anything imported above what’s produced in the country, any day. ‘Many people don’t think in terms of quality, but just the fact that it’s made abroad. Just look at the thrash that is allowed into the country! Those outfits made in the Far East, cannot survive more than two or three washes.
The shoes don’t fit well, and the shapes are not healthy for the feet. Our shoe factories which we inherited from our colonial days have been forced to shut down. In those days, our shoes compared favourably well with imported ones.
These days, all these cheap shoes from Asia don’t last long, even though they’re affordable. Go to the major markets all over the country and see what’s for sale.
My advice is that our local shoes and textile industries should be revived. The government should give them a life-line so that the production lines can start rolling again. The move will help create employment, and we can begin to export to the sub-region. Industries need government support to survive and serve the people well. – Josiah, Warri.’‘
“” Buying made abroad is a prestige thing in this country, and it would take a herculean effort to get rid of this attitude. Many Nigerians have been conditioned to think that whatever is produced in this country, can never be of good quality.
Not that one can blame such people, though. Imported stuffs are in many cases cheaper than their types which are made in Nigeria. I suspect that the government at any time pays lip service to manufacturers here, when they tell us to buy Made In Nigeria.
Those high-ups are in the import business, so, how do you expect them to support the local industries? Business is that much easier when you import than when you set up factories and have to face all sorts of challenges. The government knows what to do if they really want us to prefer locally made goods to their imported versions.
From the responses of the majority of our readers who wrote in to express their view on the above topic, patriotism is alive and well in Nigeria.
“Madam Helen, for me, gone are the days when only foreign made products used to excite me. I lived abroad in several countries for many years, and I know that ‘Rome, wasn’t built in one day’‘.
There’s always some dark periods in any country, during which there are hits and misses, as they try to advance in technology and other aspects of living. Once upon a time, their goods were substandard. But they kept improving on their products, thanks to strict control and supervision by regulatory bodies.
Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘
“”Madam, it’s easy to say we should patronize Made In Nigeria goods, but what are the manufacturers doing to see that their goods are up to international standards, or, close to it?
Nothing.
Manufacturers in this country are a lazy bunch who want to be pampered. Instead of doing their best to improve what they manufacture, they want similar products banned by the government so that they can have sole monopoly.
Give them that wish and suddenly their products become scarce. With scarcity comes price increase which the goods don’t merit.
What do they expect us to do? We have to buy smuggled goods which are either better in quality, or cheaper. If we must buy products made in this country, the manufacturers have to sit up and decide to please the consumers.
They should shed this arrogant habit of serving us the rubbish they produce, because they feel that the government should protect their interests. What about our interests? They should get their act together. – Festus, Benin City.’‘
“”Sister Helen, I agree with you that our manufacturers don’t have our interests at heart, but if we’re not patriotic enough to buy their stuff, several things will go awry. These industries will fold up and the workers, who are Nigerians mostly, will be thrown into the unemployment market. Do you know what those young men and women will become? Robbers and prostitutes, or even worse.
Things are bad as they are now, with able-bodied graduates roaming the streets looking for work. If our manufacturers don’t find a market here, their home-ground, they will close shop. I understand your concern about the quality of the goods they make, but that shouldn’t make us turn our backs on them. The regulatory bodies should get to work and enforce standards. – Thanks, Halima, Zaria’‘
“”Yes, we may shun goods made in this country because of their low quality, or perhaps for the simple fact that they are made here, but fake drugs are mostly imports. That means it isn’t everything that is foreign made that is of good quality.
Fake drugs from abroad has been responsible for many deaths and maiming in the country. Look at some of the electrical goods got from the Far East. Dangerous, to say the least.
We need to inject money into our local industries and encourage them further by buying their goods. If you say that supervision of production is slack, well you’re right there. The government should make the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and NAFDAC do their work well, so that the citizens of this country will stop finding foreign goods attractive. – Bob, Owerri.’‘
“”How do we make ‘’MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS’‘acceptable? You have to ask the government that, because they create the atmosphere for shoddy production of goods. First, they charge too much duties for imported raw materials for production. Manufacturers are aware that there isn’‘t too much money in the country.
They try not to compromise quality, but if you want to make goods produced here acceptable to people, you have to produce ranges they can afford.
If you stick strictly to quality, the goods would be priced out of the reach of the man on the street who are the main patrons of these goods. With lower import duties on raw materials and equipment, goods produced in this country would be of very high quality, and the prices would be right for most citizens. – A self-employed.’‘
“”Madam, Nigerians would place anything imported above what’s produced in the country, any day. ‘Many people don’t think in terms of quality, but just the fact that it’s made abroad. Just look at the thrash that is allowed into the country! Those outfits made in the Far East, cannot survive more than two or three washes.
The shoes don’t fit well, and the shapes are not healthy for the feet. Our shoe factories which we inherited from our colonial days have been forced to shut down. In those days, our shoes compared favourably well with imported ones.
These days, all these cheap shoes from Asia don’t last long, even though they’re affordable. Go to the major markets all over the country and see what’s for sale.
My advice is that our local shoes and textile industries should be revived. The government should give them a life-line so that the production lines can start rolling again. The move will help create employment, and we can begin to export to the sub-region. Industries need government support to survive and serve the people well. – Josiah, Warri.’‘
“” Buying made abroad is a prestige thing in this country, and it would take a herculean effort to get rid of this attitude. Many Nigerians have been conditioned to think that whatever is produced in this country, can never be of good quality.
Not that one can blame such people, though. Imported stuffs are in many cases cheaper than their types which are made in Nigeria. I suspect that the government at any time pays lip service to manufacturers here, when they tell us to buy Made In Nigeria.
Those high-ups are in the import business, so, how do you expect them to support the local industries? Business is that much easier when you import than when you set up factories and have to face all sorts of challenges. The government knows what to do if they really want us to prefer locally made goods to their imported versions.
From
the responses of the majority of our readers who wrote in to express
their view on the above topic, patriotism is alive and well in Nigeria.
“Madam Helen, for me, gone are the days when only foreign made products used to excite me. I lived abroad in several countries for many years, and I know that ‘Rome, wasn’t built in one day’‘.
There’s always some dark periods in any country, during which there are hits and misses, as they try to advance in technology and other aspects of living. Once upon a time, their goods were substandard. But they kept improving on their products, thanks to strict control and supervision by regulatory bodies.
Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘
“”Madam, it’s easy to say we should patronize Made In Nigeria goods, but what are the manufacturers doing to see that their goods are up to international standards, or, close to it?
Nothing.
Manufacturers in this country are a lazy bunch who want to be pampered. Instead of doing their best to improve what they manufacture, they want similar products banned by the government so that they can have sole monopoly.
Give them that wish and suddenly their products become scarce. With scarcity comes price increase which the goods don’t merit.
What do they expect us to do? We have to buy smuggled goods which are either better in quality, or cheaper. If we must buy products made in this country, the manufacturers have to sit up and decide to please the consumers.
They should shed this arrogant habit of serving us the rubbish they produce, because they feel that the government should protect their interests. What about our interests? They should get their act together. – Festus, Benin City.’‘
“”Sister Helen, I agree with you that our manufacturers don’t have our interests at heart, but if we’re not patriotic enough to buy their stuff, several things will go awry. These industries will fold up and the workers, who are Nigerians mostly, will be thrown into the unemployment market. Do you know what those young men and women will become? Robbers and prostitutes, or even worse.
Things are bad as they are now, with able-bodied graduates roaming the streets looking for work. If our manufacturers don’t find a market here, their home-ground, they will close shop. I understand your concern about the quality of the goods they make, but that shouldn’t make us turn our backs on them. The regulatory bodies should get to work and enforce standards. – Thanks, Halima, Zaria’‘
“”Yes, we may shun goods made in this country because of their low quality, or perhaps for the simple fact that they are made here, but fake drugs are mostly imports. That means it isn’t everything that is foreign made that is of good quality.
Fake drugs from abroad has been responsible for many deaths and maiming in the country. Look at some of the electrical goods got from the Far East. Dangerous, to say the least.
We need to inject money into our local industries and encourage them further by buying their goods. If you say that supervision of production is slack, well you’re right there. The government should make the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and NAFDAC do their work well, so that the citizens of this country will stop finding foreign goods attractive. – Bob, Owerri.’‘
“”How do we make ‘’MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS’‘acceptable? You have to ask the government that, because they create the atmosphere for shoddy production of goods. First, they charge too much duties for imported raw materials for production. Manufacturers are aware that there isn’‘t too much money in the country.
They try not to compromise quality, but if you want to make goods produced here acceptable to people, you have to produce ranges they can afford.
If you stick strictly to quality, the goods would be priced out of the reach of the man on the street who are the main patrons of these goods. With lower import duties on raw materials and equipment, goods produced in this country would be of very high quality, and the prices would be right for most citizens. – A self-employed.’‘
“”Madam, Nigerians would place anything imported above what’s produced in the country, any day. ‘Many people don’t think in terms of quality, but just the fact that it’s made abroad. Just look at the thrash that is allowed into the country! Those outfits made in the Far East, cannot survive more than two or three washes.
The shoes don’t fit well, and the shapes are not healthy for the feet. Our shoe factories which we inherited from our colonial days have been forced to shut down. In those days, our shoes compared favourably well with imported ones.
These days, all these cheap shoes from Asia don’t last long, even though they’re affordable. Go to the major markets all over the country and see what’s for sale.
My advice is that our local shoes and textile industries should be revived. The government should give them a life-line so that the production lines can start rolling again. The move will help create employment, and we can begin to export to the sub-region. Industries need government support to survive and serve the people well. – Josiah, Warri.’‘
“” Buying made abroad is a prestige thing in this country, and it would take a herculean effort to get rid of this attitude. Many Nigerians have been conditioned to think that whatever is produced in this country, can never be of good quality.
Not that one can blame such people, though. Imported stuffs are in many cases cheaper than their types which are made in Nigeria. I suspect that the government at any time pays lip service to manufacturers here, when they tell us to buy Made In Nigeria.
Those high-ups are in the import business, so, how do you expect them to support the local industries? Business is that much easier when you import than when you set up factories and have to face all sorts of challenges. The government knows what to do if they really want us to prefer locally made goods to their imported versions. Thanks. – Ronke, Agege, Lagos.’‘
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/re-made-in-nigeria-products/#sthash.mqGccYcV.dpuf
“Madam Helen, for me, gone are the days when only foreign made products used to excite me. I lived abroad in several countries for many years, and I know that ‘Rome, wasn’t built in one day’‘.
There’s always some dark periods in any country, during which there are hits and misses, as they try to advance in technology and other aspects of living. Once upon a time, their goods were substandard. But they kept improving on their products, thanks to strict control and supervision by regulatory bodies.
Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘
“”Madam, it’s easy to say we should patronize Made In Nigeria goods, but what are the manufacturers doing to see that their goods are up to international standards, or, close to it?
Nothing.
Manufacturers in this country are a lazy bunch who want to be pampered. Instead of doing their best to improve what they manufacture, they want similar products banned by the government so that they can have sole monopoly.
Give them that wish and suddenly their products become scarce. With scarcity comes price increase which the goods don’t merit.
What do they expect us to do? We have to buy smuggled goods which are either better in quality, or cheaper. If we must buy products made in this country, the manufacturers have to sit up and decide to please the consumers.
They should shed this arrogant habit of serving us the rubbish they produce, because they feel that the government should protect their interests. What about our interests? They should get their act together. – Festus, Benin City.’‘
“”Sister Helen, I agree with you that our manufacturers don’t have our interests at heart, but if we’re not patriotic enough to buy their stuff, several things will go awry. These industries will fold up and the workers, who are Nigerians mostly, will be thrown into the unemployment market. Do you know what those young men and women will become? Robbers and prostitutes, or even worse.
Things are bad as they are now, with able-bodied graduates roaming the streets looking for work. If our manufacturers don’t find a market here, their home-ground, they will close shop. I understand your concern about the quality of the goods they make, but that shouldn’t make us turn our backs on them. The regulatory bodies should get to work and enforce standards. – Thanks, Halima, Zaria’‘
“”Yes, we may shun goods made in this country because of their low quality, or perhaps for the simple fact that they are made here, but fake drugs are mostly imports. That means it isn’t everything that is foreign made that is of good quality.
Fake drugs from abroad has been responsible for many deaths and maiming in the country. Look at some of the electrical goods got from the Far East. Dangerous, to say the least.
We need to inject money into our local industries and encourage them further by buying their goods. If you say that supervision of production is slack, well you’re right there. The government should make the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and NAFDAC do their work well, so that the citizens of this country will stop finding foreign goods attractive. – Bob, Owerri.’‘
“”How do we make ‘’MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS’‘acceptable? You have to ask the government that, because they create the atmosphere for shoddy production of goods. First, they charge too much duties for imported raw materials for production. Manufacturers are aware that there isn’‘t too much money in the country.
They try not to compromise quality, but if you want to make goods produced here acceptable to people, you have to produce ranges they can afford.
If you stick strictly to quality, the goods would be priced out of the reach of the man on the street who are the main patrons of these goods. With lower import duties on raw materials and equipment, goods produced in this country would be of very high quality, and the prices would be right for most citizens. – A self-employed.’‘
“”Madam, Nigerians would place anything imported above what’s produced in the country, any day. ‘Many people don’t think in terms of quality, but just the fact that it’s made abroad. Just look at the thrash that is allowed into the country! Those outfits made in the Far East, cannot survive more than two or three washes.
The shoes don’t fit well, and the shapes are not healthy for the feet. Our shoe factories which we inherited from our colonial days have been forced to shut down. In those days, our shoes compared favourably well with imported ones.
These days, all these cheap shoes from Asia don’t last long, even though they’re affordable. Go to the major markets all over the country and see what’s for sale.
My advice is that our local shoes and textile industries should be revived. The government should give them a life-line so that the production lines can start rolling again. The move will help create employment, and we can begin to export to the sub-region. Industries need government support to survive and serve the people well. – Josiah, Warri.’‘
“” Buying made abroad is a prestige thing in this country, and it would take a herculean effort to get rid of this attitude. Many Nigerians have been conditioned to think that whatever is produced in this country, can never be of good quality.
Not that one can blame such people, though. Imported stuffs are in many cases cheaper than their types which are made in Nigeria. I suspect that the government at any time pays lip service to manufacturers here, when they tell us to buy Made In Nigeria.
Those high-ups are in the import business, so, how do you expect them to support the local industries? Business is that much easier when you import than when you set up factories and have to face all sorts of challenges. The government knows what to do if they really want us to prefer locally made goods to their imported versions. Thanks. – Ronke, Agege, Lagos.’‘
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/re-made-in-nigeria-products/#sthash.mqGccYcV.dpuf
From
the responses of the majority of our readers who wrote in to express
their view on the above topic, patriotism is alive and well in Nigeria.
“Madam Helen, for me, gone are the days when only foreign made products used to excite me. I lived abroad in several countries for many years, and I know that ‘Rome, wasn’t built in one day’‘.
There’s always some dark periods in any country, during which there are hits and misses, as they try to advance in technology and other aspects of living. Once upon a time, their goods were substandard. But they kept improving on their products, thanks to strict control and supervision by regulatory bodies.
Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘
“”Madam, it’s easy to say we should patronize Made In Nigeria goods, but what are the manufacturers doing to see that their goods are up to international standards, or, close to it?
Nothing.
Manufacturers in this country are a lazy bunch who want to be pampered. Instead of doing their best to improve what they manufacture, they want similar products banned by the government so that they can have sole monopoly.
Give them that wish and suddenly their products become scarce. With scarcity comes price increase which the goods don’t merit.
What do they expect us to do? We have to buy smuggled goods which are either better in quality, or cheaper. If we must buy products made in this country, the manufacturers have to sit up and decide to please the consumers.
They should shed this arrogant habit of serving us the rubbish they produce, because they feel that the government should protect their interests. What about our interests? They should get their act together. – Festus, Benin City.’‘
“”Sister Helen, I agree with you that our manufacturers don’t have our interests at heart, but if we’re not patriotic enough to buy their stuff, several things will go awry. These industries will fold up and the workers, who are Nigerians mostly, will be thrown into the unemployment market. Do you know what those young men and women will become? Robbers and prostitutes, or even worse.
Things are bad as they are now, with able-bodied graduates roaming the streets looking for work. If our manufacturers don’t find a market here, their home-ground, they will close shop. I understand your concern about the quality of the goods they make, but that shouldn’t make us turn our backs on them. The regulatory bodies should get to work and enforce standards. – Thanks, Halima, Zaria’‘
“”Yes, we may shun goods made in this country because of their low quality, or perhaps for the simple fact that they are made here, but fake drugs are mostly imports. That means it isn’t everything that is foreign made that is of good quality.
Fake drugs from abroad has been responsible for many deaths and maiming in the country. Look at some of the electrical goods got from the Far East. Dangerous, to say the least.
We need to inject money into our local industries and encourage them further by buying their goods. If you say that supervision of production is slack, well you’re right there. The government should make the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and NAFDAC do their work well, so that the citizens of this country will stop finding foreign goods attractive. – Bob, Owerri.’‘
“”How do we make ‘’MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS’‘acceptable? You have to ask the government that, because they create the atmosphere for shoddy production of goods. First, they charge too much duties for imported raw materials for production. Manufacturers are aware that there isn’‘t too much money in the country.
They try not to compromise quality, but if you want to make goods produced here acceptable to people, you have to produce ranges they can afford.
If you stick strictly to quality, the goods would be priced out of the reach of the man on the street who are the main patrons of these goods. With lower import duties on raw materials and equipment, goods produced in this country would be of very high quality, and the prices would be right for most citizens. – A self-employed.’‘
“”Madam, Nigerians would place anything imported above what’s produced in the country, any day. ‘Many people don’t think in terms of quality, but just the fact that it’s made abroad. Just look at the thrash that is allowed into the country! Those outfits made in the Far East, cannot survive more than two or three washes.
The shoes don’t fit well, and the shapes are not healthy for the feet. Our shoe factories which we inherited from our colonial days have been forced to shut down. In those days, our shoes compared favourably well with imported ones.
These days, all these cheap shoes from Asia don’t last long, even though they’re affordable. Go to the major markets all over the country and see what’s for sale.
My advice is that our local shoes and textile industries should be revived. The government should give them a life-line so that the production lines can start rolling again. The move will help create employment, and we can begin to export to the sub-region. Industries need government support to survive and serve the people well. – Josiah, Warri.’‘
“” Buying made abroad is a prestige thing in this country, and it would take a herculean effort to get rid of this attitude. Many Nigerians have been conditioned to think that whatever is produced in this country, can never be of good quality.
Not that one can blame such people, though. Imported stuffs are in many cases cheaper than their types which are made in Nigeria. I suspect that the government at any time pays lip service to manufacturers here, when they tell us to buy Made In Nigeria.
Those high-ups are in the import business, so, how do you expect them to support the local industries? Business is that much easier when you import than when you set up factories and have to face all sorts of challenges. The government knows what to do if they really want us to prefer locally made goods to their imported versions. Thanks. – Ronke, Agege, Lagos.’‘
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/re-made-in-nigeria-products/#sthash.mqGccYcV.dpuf
“Madam Helen, for me, gone are the days when only foreign made products used to excite me. I lived abroad in several countries for many years, and I know that ‘Rome, wasn’t built in one day’‘.
There’s always some dark periods in any country, during which there are hits and misses, as they try to advance in technology and other aspects of living. Once upon a time, their goods were substandard. But they kept improving on their products, thanks to strict control and supervision by regulatory bodies.
Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘
“”Madam, it’s easy to say we should patronize Made In Nigeria goods, but what are the manufacturers doing to see that their goods are up to international standards, or, close to it?
Nothing.
Manufacturers in this country are a lazy bunch who want to be pampered. Instead of doing their best to improve what they manufacture, they want similar products banned by the government so that they can have sole monopoly.
Give them that wish and suddenly their products become scarce. With scarcity comes price increase which the goods don’t merit.
What do they expect us to do? We have to buy smuggled goods which are either better in quality, or cheaper. If we must buy products made in this country, the manufacturers have to sit up and decide to please the consumers.
They should shed this arrogant habit of serving us the rubbish they produce, because they feel that the government should protect their interests. What about our interests? They should get their act together. – Festus, Benin City.’‘
“”Sister Helen, I agree with you that our manufacturers don’t have our interests at heart, but if we’re not patriotic enough to buy their stuff, several things will go awry. These industries will fold up and the workers, who are Nigerians mostly, will be thrown into the unemployment market. Do you know what those young men and women will become? Robbers and prostitutes, or even worse.
Things are bad as they are now, with able-bodied graduates roaming the streets looking for work. If our manufacturers don’t find a market here, their home-ground, they will close shop. I understand your concern about the quality of the goods they make, but that shouldn’t make us turn our backs on them. The regulatory bodies should get to work and enforce standards. – Thanks, Halima, Zaria’‘
“”Yes, we may shun goods made in this country because of their low quality, or perhaps for the simple fact that they are made here, but fake drugs are mostly imports. That means it isn’t everything that is foreign made that is of good quality.
Fake drugs from abroad has been responsible for many deaths and maiming in the country. Look at some of the electrical goods got from the Far East. Dangerous, to say the least.
We need to inject money into our local industries and encourage them further by buying their goods. If you say that supervision of production is slack, well you’re right there. The government should make the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) and NAFDAC do their work well, so that the citizens of this country will stop finding foreign goods attractive. – Bob, Owerri.’‘
“”How do we make ‘’MADE IN NIGERIA GOODS’‘acceptable? You have to ask the government that, because they create the atmosphere for shoddy production of goods. First, they charge too much duties for imported raw materials for production. Manufacturers are aware that there isn’‘t too much money in the country.
They try not to compromise quality, but if you want to make goods produced here acceptable to people, you have to produce ranges they can afford.
If you stick strictly to quality, the goods would be priced out of the reach of the man on the street who are the main patrons of these goods. With lower import duties on raw materials and equipment, goods produced in this country would be of very high quality, and the prices would be right for most citizens. – A self-employed.’‘
“”Madam, Nigerians would place anything imported above what’s produced in the country, any day. ‘Many people don’t think in terms of quality, but just the fact that it’s made abroad. Just look at the thrash that is allowed into the country! Those outfits made in the Far East, cannot survive more than two or three washes.
The shoes don’t fit well, and the shapes are not healthy for the feet. Our shoe factories which we inherited from our colonial days have been forced to shut down. In those days, our shoes compared favourably well with imported ones.
These days, all these cheap shoes from Asia don’t last long, even though they’re affordable. Go to the major markets all over the country and see what’s for sale.
My advice is that our local shoes and textile industries should be revived. The government should give them a life-line so that the production lines can start rolling again. The move will help create employment, and we can begin to export to the sub-region. Industries need government support to survive and serve the people well. – Josiah, Warri.’‘
“” Buying made abroad is a prestige thing in this country, and it would take a herculean effort to get rid of this attitude. Many Nigerians have been conditioned to think that whatever is produced in this country, can never be of good quality.
Not that one can blame such people, though. Imported stuffs are in many cases cheaper than their types which are made in Nigeria. I suspect that the government at any time pays lip service to manufacturers here, when they tell us to buy Made In Nigeria.
Those high-ups are in the import business, so, how do you expect them to support the local industries? Business is that much easier when you import than when you set up factories and have to face all sorts of challenges. The government knows what to do if they really want us to prefer locally made goods to their imported versions. Thanks. – Ronke, Agege, Lagos.’‘
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