Nigeria @66: Make manufacturing engine of job creation – LCCI

•Govt must convert reform gains to higher productivity – CPPE By Yinka Kolawole As Nigeria marks its 66th independence anniversary, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to make manufacturing the centerpiece of its job-creation strategy, warning that macroeconomic stability will have little meaning unless it translates into lower production costs, higher investment and more jobs. In a statement, President of LCCI, Engr. Leye Kupoluyi, said the economic reforms had produced encouraging signs of macroeconomic stabilisation, but stressed that the next phase must focus on competitiveness and productivity. “Manufacturing must become the centerpiece ...