Nigeria’s printing trade loses over N200 billion yearly to guide printing performed overseas, in response to the Gutenberg Prints Affiliation of Nigeria (GUPPAN).
The Affiliation’s President, Adekunle Adebambo, disclosed this throughout a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday themed “Industrialisation: The Position of the Printing Enterprise and Enhanced Printing Occupation, Challenges, and Options,” the Information Company of Nigeria reported.
Adebambo famous that the Nigerian printing sector holds the capability to fulfill nationwide demand, which might assist each financial development and job creation.
“Nigeria has the potential to supply all printing companies wanted domestically. If we optimise this potential, it could promote industrialisation and development throughout a number of sectors,” he mentioned.
The president highlighted that almost all of textbooks required by college students in Nigerian faculties—from nursery to secondary ranges—are nonetheless imported.
This dependency on foreign-printed academic supplies, he defined, not solely drains assets but in addition hinders native trade improvement.
“Annually, Nigeria spends as much as N200 billion on guide printing overseas. Native partnerships might cut back this dependency, drive down the unemployment charge, and encourage job creation throughout the nation,” Adebambo said.
GUPPAN additionally referred to as on the Federal Authorities, alongside the Ministry of Training, to spend money on greater training pathways for printing professionals.
By fostering bachelor’s and postgraduate programmes in printing know-how and administration, Nigeria might domesticate a workforce expert in printing innovation and uphold trade requirements vital to future development.
He said that collaboration with universities might facilitate the event of a tutorial basis for the sector, making ready a workforce for a future-ready printing trade.
Professionalism throughout the sector can also be essential, Adebambo argued, stressing that future leaders of the Chartered Institute of Skilled Printers of Nigeria (CIPPN) ought to maintain {qualifications} in printing know-how to make sure excessive requirements.
“Dedication to skilled requirements promotes accountability, transparency, and progress, that are important to constructing a aggressive trade. Guaranteeing leaders have the mandatory experience will assist a merit-based and sustainable printing ecosystem,” he continued.
“Now could be the time to appropriate previous missteps, uphold the requirements outlined by Act 24, 2007, and restore integrity to the printing trade,” he famous.
He urged media assist in amplifying these issues, to make sure Nigeria’s printing trade turns into a mannequin of professionalism, innovation, and nationwide delight.
