Franklin Ocheneyi

ALLI Franklin Ocheneyi is a media professional and Communicator with over 10 years of experience in the print and digital news media. Ocheneyi is passionate about telling manufacturing and allied - industries stories in Nigeria and the African continent.

MARAN Alerts Regulators As Port Users, Workers Getting Sick from Industrial Pollution

• Image : Industrial pollution/ harboursandport.com The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has voiced concerns about deteriorating environmental and health conditions around major industrial zones in the Apapa and Tin Can Island axis. Haboursandport.com reports that the tenants operating in the industrial corridors include in Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, the Dangote Group, Olam Agric,…

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MAN: CBN’s Rate Cut Still Disrupting Manufacturing Production and Investment Plans

• CBN monetary policy committee members The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) reacted today to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) July interest rate cut. The Association is complaining that the persistent increase in the rate over the years has impacted the sector negatively, especially the disruptions on manufacturing production and investment plans. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN…

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Aliko Dangote Retires from Cement Board To Accelerate Refineries Growth

•Emmanuel Ikazoboh Becomes Chairman Foremost entrepreneur and founder of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote has announced his retirement as a Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective July 25, 2025.In a statement signed by Anthony Chiejina Group Chief, Branding & Communications Officer, said that Dangote’s relinquishing his position as chairman and retiring…

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Nigerian Breweries Deepens Partnership with MAN

• From left: Dr. Uzodinma Odenigbo, Nigerian Breweries PLC Corporate Affairs Director: Mr. Thibaut Boidin MD/CEO;, President of MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye; and the Director-General, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir. Nigerian Breweries Plc and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) deepened their partnership during a familiarisation visit by its new Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Thibaut Boidin. Mr. Boidin,…

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MAN Praises Ogun State’s Plastics for Cash” and “Blue Box” initiatives

” The Plastics for Cash program allows residents to exchange sorted plastic waste for monetary value or goods, creating income opportunities for youth, women, and informal waste collectors.“ The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has praised the Ogun State Government for its “Plastics for Cash” and “Blue Box” initiatives aimed at managing plastic waste, particularly…

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Why Hasn’t NASME, NASSI OR NECA Chair OPSN?

The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) comprises the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) the National Association of Small-Scale Industrialists ( NASSI), and the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises ( NASME). Over the years, the…

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Zedcrest Backs Lagos Govt and MacTay ICT Graduate Trainees Program

•The Head of Brands and Communications, Zedcrest Group, Oyinkansola Adeboye. Zedcrest Group has declared its support for the Lagos State Government and MacTay, ICT skill acquisition program for graduate trainees which comes with employment opportunities. The Head of Brands and Communications, Zedcrest Group, Oyinkansola Adeboye made this disclosure during the graduation ceremony for the 2024…

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