Image credit: ISS / NASA Steel entered the space age on 30 May 2024 when a 3D steel printer printed its first steel component on the International Space Station. Just a few weeks ago, at the end of May 2024, a 3D metal printer on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus Laboratory module on the…
▪︎Images: Wikicommons In the realm of workplace safety, steel toecaps are a fundamental element of protective footwear that have been a cornerstone of occupational health for over nearly 100 years. Originally invented in Germany in the early 20th century to protect workers’ feet, steel toecaps slowly reached wider adoption until a rapid increase across the…
The Global Initiative for Industrial Safety (GIFIS) has launched a first-of-its-kind Manifesto for Global Industrial Safety through technology adoption. The International Labour Organization (ILO) reported that annually, about three million industrial workers die globally as a result of occupational accidents. The GIFIS Manifesto was developed in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS), and…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN)has called on the Federal Government government to put in place a phased implementation policy for the proposed single-use plastics ban. This is to allow the operators in the sector sufficient time to adapt and mitigate disruptions that will arise from the ban. MAN, in a position statement on Tuesday, …
▪︎ Jakarta, on Java Island Indonesia is moving its capital city to a different part of the country and steel makers in the country are expected to supply 9.5 million tons of steel to develop the new city, Nusantara. Checks by Industrialtimesngr.com, shows that following a recent discovery by the Indonesia’s government that parts of…
▪︎Queues at a NNPCL filling station in Lagos EMPLOYERS in the Nigerian private sector have warned that the recent hike in petrol prices will causes huge layoffs across industries in the economy. The private sector employers include the members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and…
The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency at the Onne Port in Rivers State following the repeated incidents of importation of dangerous cargo, including arms and ammunition through this port. To this effect, the government said it is immediately implementing emergency protocols at Onne Port for the next three months by conducting thorough…
Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the Director – General of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the increase in the domestic petrol pump price is inevitable, given the writing on the wall. ” Right from the time fuel subsidy was either reduced or removed, it became inevitable that the price may rise. You will also note the sharp…
“We propose that Nigeria, along with Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, and Sierra Leone — the five English-speaking countries — could have one currency for now. “Then, the Francophone countries could have another currency. Over the years, these two currencies could potentially merge into a single currency”. This was disclosed by Edwin Melvin Snowe Junior, a prominent…
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has presented the first sample of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol. Dangote made the presentation on Tuesday during a broadcast at his refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. The refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, has been engaged in a…
