Effects of Declining Paper Industry on Nigeria Economy and the Way Forward

摘要: Nigeria paper industry has not reached the optimum performance level expected of it by planners despite huge money spent on establishment pulp and mills in country before finally stop production 1994 due to high dependence foreign inputs. This examines problems militating against highlights pathway for promoting optimal capacities locally. Commonly used tree species like Gmelina arborea, Pinus caribaea etc, are threatened rate deforestation increasing demand their wood other economic purposes. Hence, none three primary established government within 1960’s 1970’s performed optimally except The Nigerian Paper Mill, Jebba 1980’s as importation reduced drastically a result capacity utilization mills. In 1985 1986, Mill was 62.3% 66.17% 1960’s. 1996, Newsprint Manufacturing Company (NNMC), Oku Iboku also stopped leading complete products. 2006, were privatized, and, currently more than 500 billion naira is expended products annually. only urgent remedy put place machinery massive sustainable production. Likewise, use indigenous agricultural residues should be encouraged long fiber Efforts further made stable power supply from national grid ensure sustainability industrial growth most especially industries.