This was another popular question and the candidates demonstrated good knowledge
 of the economic and social importance of blacksmithing in Nigeria.The good candidates discussed the following points:

• blacksmithing was a  profession and means of livelihood for many people;
• there were traders who bought iron products from blacksmiths and sold them to the public;
1. iron bars and bracelets made by blacksmiths were used as currency;
2. most ethnic groups had a patron deity for blacksmithing;
3. the workshop of blacksmith was a revered place where people went to swear an oath;
4. iron products were used for entertainment e.g. gongs, bells, etc.