The basic metal, iron and steel sector has demonstrated that it is a key driver of the country’s industrial development target as the production output by the second half of 2013 (H2 2013) reached N63.14 billion, from N48.57 billion recorded in the first quarter of the same year (H1 2013) and N21.
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