FG Assures Spirits and Wines Sector of Favourable Regulations
The discussion focused on the current regulatory reforms affecting the growth and stability of the sector.
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LCCI Strengthens Ties With Deloitte Nigeria
On the 23rd of April 2025, the leadership of The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) led by the President and Chairman of Council, Mr Gabriel Idahosa, paid a courtesy visit to Deloitte Nigeria, one of the world’s leading professional services firms and a valued member of LCCI. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and…
fairtrade Messe Unfolds What’s New in 2026 for Agrofood & Plastprintpack in Nigeria and The Netherlands
fairtrade Messe has announced that the next edition of its Agrofood & Plastprintpack Nigeria will take place from March 24 to 26, 2026, once again at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos. Looking ahead, the organisers has also announced The Netherlands as the official Guest of Honour for the 2026 edition, saying that it reflects the…
Food and Beverage Industries Top in Manufacturing Energy Spends
∆ Segun Ajayi-Kadir, display Manga cement bag .The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, says the Food, Beverage & Tobacco sector spent the highest on energy among ten sectors profiled in the second half of 2024. MAN, in its analysis of Electricity Supply and Alternative Energy Costs for the period under review, said that companies in the food…
CPPE Spots Flaws in Raw Materials Bill, Calling for its Withdrawal
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has critiqued the Raw Materials Research and Development Council [RMRDC] Bill in the National Assembly, calling for its withdrawal. The RMRDC Bill proposed by Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, which aims to ensure local processing of at least 30 percent of Nigeria’s raw materials before exportation, has…
MAN Briefs Confederation of Indian Industry on 2025 NME/ NIRAM Expo
PREPARATIONS are in top gear for the 2025 edition of the Nigeria Manufacturing Equipment / Nigeria Raw Materials Exhibition (NME/NIRAM). Organised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) , this year’s segment will hold in Lagos at the Balmoral Hall of the Federal Palace Hotel, August 5-7. Segun…
LCCI Attracts Chinese Paper Manufacturers ‘NIXIN’ to Invest $60m in Nigeria
The Managing Director of NIXIN Paper Mill, Eric Wang, highlighted the potential of Nigeria’s paper industry, comparing it with his hometown in China, with a population of just 300,000, supporting a paper factory that consumes over 20,000 tons monthly. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) attracted over $60 million investment into the Nigeria’s…
Chinese SINOMACH Investing $1bn into Nigeria’s sugar Industry
SINOMACH, a Chinese conglomerate, is investing $1 billion in Nigeria’s sugar Industry. The memorandum of understanding for the development of a sugarcane cultivation and processing plant capable of producing one million metric tonnes of sugar has been signed by the investor and the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC). In the agreement, SINOMACH is set to…
Despite Tariffs War Nigerian-American Chamber Targets $10bn in Trade Volume
Photo : (L-r) Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem; Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal; Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; National President, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), Sheriff Balogun and the President/CEO, African Finance Corporation, Samaila Zubairu. The new leadership of the Nigerian-American…
Nigerian Manufacturers Position on U.S. Tariffs
• Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN DG, during a factory visit to a company in Kano ,recently. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Federal Government not to bow to potential pressure to reciprocate by reducing its own tariffs on U.S. goods entering the Nigerian market. MAN, in its position document on the new…