Introduction The garment sub-sector in Nigeria is a rapidly expanding one. Until the late 1980s, many Nigerians depended heavily on imported clothing and wear. However, the prevailing economic circumstances culminating in massive devaluation of the local currency, have forced many Nigerians to start looking inwards. The tailoring/ fashion-design business has expanded considerably as the markets […]

PrefaceThe ravaging economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with the echoes of the message of the #EndSARS protest will likely persist for a long time to come. Hence, as revealed by my adept assessment, the future belongs to only those shrewd entrepreneurs who are able to take quick advantage of the many lucrative investment […]

A feasibility study is research that involves the gathering and analysis of relevant data for determining whether or not a particular venture is going to be viable and profitable. It tends to ask and answer two complex questions: ‘is the project doable’? ‘Is it going to be profitable, in spite of all imaginable challenges?’Its structure […]

BEEF-FATTENING: a money-spinning business IntroductionCattle-rearing is not a new business Nigeria. What is new, however, is the modern method which is unknown to the local farmers, most of whom risk their lives habitually throughout the dry season toiling and looking for where to migrate to in order to find water and feed for the animals. […]

‘We must use what we have to get what we need’-By Chukwudi Odili Background Treatise During the first and second quarters of 2020, we observed with awe, how the steep fall in international oil prices and the lock-down against the coronavirus pandemic practically left our country Nigeria with lean financial resources needed for present and […]

Background The previous edition of this write-up analysed realistic economic lessons to learn from both the COVID_19 and the steep fall in global oil prices experience, which cautions on the need to use what we have to produce even more than what we need, going forward. This edition suggests additional lessons to learn from India […]

BackgroundIt was emphasized in the preceding article that ‘basic needs’ (food, leather and footwear, wood and furniture, textile and apparel (garment) industries must be accorded number one priority by any country in the process of development because ‘basic needs’ are what matters most in life. The focus in this very edition is on food, with […]

PrefaceAs previously highlighted, the beautiful thing about the COVID_19 experience is that it would perfect us to think aright as a nation. It would make us to begin to look increasingly inwards for practically all we need, ranging systematically from food, clothing (garment) and footwear, to housing, infrastructures and other things in the needs hierarchy. […]

RationaleThe Covid_19 experience affords us yet another opportunity to begin to produce all our foot-wear needs, locally. Production of foot-wears (shoes) is necessary for our wellbeing because shoes are an extension of clothing; and as earlier pointed out, clothing is a basic necessity just as food and housing. OpportunitiesShoes come in various shapes and sizes, […]