 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the 2021 first quarter, 0.4% gross domestic product increase, though a pleasant surprise, is not reflective of the manufacturing sector current realities. Director-General of the FCC, Muda Yusuf, said this in reaction to the National Bureau of Statistics' GDP first quarter 2021 report on Sunday at Lagos. According to the report, the nation's GDP rose from 0.11% in the fourth quarter, so of 2020 to 0.51% in the first quarter of 2021. This translates to a 0.40% increase. Yusuf set the recovery of the manufacturing sector from a negative territory growth to a positive territory growth that was a pleasant surprise. And don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.