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Nigerian printers lament 300% increase in cost of paper The printers seek the revival of moribund paper mills in Nigeria. The Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria ( CIPPON) has lamented the rising cost of paper in Nigeria, warning that the situation could worsen unemployment in the country. CIPPON is mandated to regulate the affairs of printers and related matters in Nigeria. The President and Chairman-in-Council of the institute, Olugbemi Malomo, said the industry is being �...

Views: Visits 10 The country’s three paper mills have failed to produce as planned for years, but experts say non-wood raw materials abundant in the country can help revive them. On Danladi Abubakar’s corn farm, now harvested, lie massive heaps of stalks about to be burnt. The farmland is located at Moniya, a suburb of Ibadan, Oyo State. This practice of Mr Abubakar’s, like many other farmers’, causes emissions of carbon dioxide, an harmful chemical compound, into the atmospher...

Discrepancies between duties on imported books and materials used for printing, the collapse of paper mills and importation of printed materials may have caused a loss of over N3 trillion, the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) has said. Although President Muhammadu Buhari had signed Executive Order Five to increase the patronage of local firms for products and services readily available in the country, CIPPON accused ministries and agencies of awarding printing co...

Views: Visits 21 Discrepancies between duties on imported books and materials used for printing, the collapse of paper mills and importation of printed materials may have caused a loss of over N3 trillion, the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) has said. Although President Muhammadu Buhari had signed Executive Order Five to increase the patronage of local firms for products and services readily available in the country, CIPPON accused ministries and agenci...