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Nigeria Should Diversify it’s Economy as Oil Market is Submerging -By Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim

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Nigeria is doing very well in many ways to span its scope of development. Its name; “Giant of Africa” is not just an identification of the African most populace nation but a definition of a country that excelled in many sectors, fields, and with versatile experienced people on it’s track the making of the country a prosperous nation is possible if the government could tap on other resources of the country. The country is blessed with other natural resources apart from oil which include of; natural gas, coal, tin, columbite, gold and others. And, now that the mining fields are occupied by bandits leather Institute, located in Zaria can solves Nigeria’s poverty and under-development because by estimated leather processing is now the new skill of employment and a lucrative revenue of the country. 

One of the lucrative revenue of this country is the leather industry, and Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) is giving its wonderful contributions in achieving the Nigerian vision in-terms of economic diversification and improvement for the country. NILEST improves job opportunities and by so doing breaking the manacles of insecurity challenging the peace of and the growth of the nation. If states and local governments will continue to support the programs and initiatives of the NILEST, unemployment will become history in the country.

“The Leather Institute is a $390 billion worth market” and is the most effective market for both the rural and urban people. The market of leather is most accessible by both the rural and urban communities.

The Chief-Executive administrator of NILEST, Professor Kabir M. K Yakubu is up-to-the-task of evolving and turning Nigeria talent of leather into wealth creation for all. With his diverse knowledge and technical know-how, the NILEST Director General (DG) is creating multiple ways for youths empowerment programs, jobs creations, revenue generations for all the states and the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian vision of a developed country is closer. With the target of NILEST, Nigerians of all ages and gender will be empowered.

On the World Leather Day, 18th of January, this year, the DG of NILEST, Professor M. K Yakubu has testified that leather has become the major means of livelihood of many Nigerians citizens, and the product is also one of the biggest means of revenue generation and competing to take place of oil sector, with training and retraining of Nigerian teachers and students nationally and internationally by NILEST Institute more potentials of leather are fastly coming to eradicate poverty in all parts of the country. 

In its effort to carry all the parts of the country alone and have eyes in every nook and cranny of the country, NILEST has nine extension centres in the six geo-political zones of the country to meet the yearning of the people and the country. The centres are in Sokoto, Kano, Maiduguri, Jos, Lantang, Afuze, Edo State; Iwaro Oka, Ondo State; Okwudor, Imo State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and in the quest to span the activities of the Leather Institute, Professor Kabir initiated new centres under his administration in Tambuwal; Sokoto State, Kwoi; Kaduna State, Oha-Zara; Ebonyi State, Funakaye; Gombe state, Koko; Kebbi State, Orogun; Delta State, Naki Gori; Plateau State, Ngor-Okpala; Anambra State and Daura; Katsina state, and for the significance presence of NILEST in the existing Nigerian communities there have been persistent pressure of demands by other communities and states to have the presence of NILEST closer to them; these communities are: Offa and Odu Okwu; Kwara State, Numan; Adamawa State, Abi Local Government of Cross Rivers State, Doma of Nasarawa State, Otukpo and Okwungaga of Benue State and Amagu Ishiagu of Ebonyi. The calls of these states and communities for the presence of NILEST closer to them signified the importance of leather for the people and the country for fortunes and wealth.

The good side of NILEST in wealth creation for the common man is the processing of hides and skins into leather products. This developments has stopped our marketers from importing leather into the country, and also, this agenda of NILEST has efficiently endowed our country with shoes, bags, leather jackets, caps manufactories. However, the concept had increased demands of made in Nigeria leather is increasing daily for finished leather products for fashion and money.

Undisputed, leather is uplifted Nigeria’s economy by attracting investors and marketers to the country, it reduced poverty effects among Nigerians women and men as many are into bags, belts and shoes making in their homes and shops with short training by NILEST and if the management of NILEST, the Honourable Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations; Senator (Dr.) Adeleke Olurunnimbe Mamora, the Honourable Minister of State; Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh continue on their tracks of improving production in the country and opening more training centres leather will surely be the main source of Nigeria’s revenue in shortest time and as oil market is submerging. Nigeria as a dependent of oil will slowly and eventually rely on leather as its main source of income because good services pays.

Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim is a Nigerian analyst and a lecturer of Kaduna Polytechnic, Mass Communication Department


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