Franklin Ocheneyi, Author at Industrial Times

Global Industrial Safety Manifesto Launch to curb 3 million deaths Annually

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

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…

MAN proposes gradual phasing of single-use plastic ban

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

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, …

Indonesia’s building new capital city with 9.5 million tons of steel

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

▪︎ 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…

Employers Warns Petrol Price Hike’ll Escalate Job Losses

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

▪︎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…

Regulators

MAN says hike in petrol pump price inevitable

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

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…

ECOWAS suspends single currency for political reasons

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

“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…

Regulators

BREAKING: FCCPC Makes U-turn on Price Control

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Tuesday, reacted to the negative criticism by the Organised Private Sector and other interested parties regarding its recent directive to businesses to cease price gouging, price fixing, and other exploitative practices. “Price control is entirely outside the scope of our responsibilities.” In a statement on its…

Isaac Agoye representing MAN on BOI Board

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Rev Isaac Adefemi Agoye, is representing Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, on the Board of the Bank of Industry (BOI), as a non-executive director.Rev Agoye was among the non- executive directors of BOI approved by President Bola Tinubu along with the new 13-member board for the BOI. The new Board is headed by Dr Mansur Muhtar,…

CPPE Says Price Control Not Core Mandate of FCCPC

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

▪︎Dr Muda Yusuf, CEO of CPPE The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says that the core mandate of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is not to fight inflation. Dr Muda Yusuf, the CEO of CPPE, made the assertion while reacting to the threat by the FCCPC to traverse markets…

Webinar on building with stainless steels

Franklin Ocheneyi2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

On Thursday 12 September 2024, worldstainless Secretary-General, Tim Collins, will explain why stainless steels, should be part of our routine materials palette, for the built environment. In a statement released ahead of the event by the World Stainless Steel , said “Stainless steels are an impressive family of high Chromium alloys and offer good to…

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