The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) used the 2024 International Women’s Day, themed “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress, ” to cheer the 36 women Chief executive officers across various sectors of the economy that are under the membership of the Association. Industrial Times learned that among the women are Kofo Akinkugbe, the Founder/CEO of Secure…
“I am excited to join MAN and indeed, it’s a dream come true.” The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has announced the appointment of Segun Alabi as its new Assistant Director Corporate Affairs and Communications (Corporate Services). Prior to his appointment, Segun Alabi was the Head, Corporate Affairs and Programs at the Chartered Institute of…
▪︎ MAN Director-General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir/ Facebook Photo. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider and to discontinue the Expatriate Employment Levy Policy because of the negative impacts on domestic industries , and foreign direct investments (FDI). The Association also urged Mr President to direct the Nigeria Immigration Service…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) says that the implementation of the Federal Government’s new Expatriate Employment Levy [EEL] policy will gravely affect foreign direct investment, and the African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA] that is gaining traction. Muda Yusuf, the CPPE CEO, who expressed this concern, noted that although the broad…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has rated industrialtimesngr.com as the best online platform for the reportage of industrial sector of the economy, and indeed, the association’s advocacy efforts in 2023. Apart from the Newspapers, Radios, Television, and photo journalism categories, about fifteen online news organisations keenly vied for the awards, in which Meshioye said…
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria are going on a nationwide strike from tomorrow-Tuesday, February 27. In a statement on Monday, the National President of AMBCON, Mansur Umar, said unless the Federal Government honours the agreement made with the association in 2020, the strike would commence. It also called for the temporary…
The NAFDAC is being accused of expanding the unemployment problems across the country. This follows its recent ban on the production, distribution and sales of alcoholic drinks in sachets and PET bottles of 200ml and below. In a protest march to the NAFDAC Lagos Office , the protesters – Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria,…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has paid a welcome visit to the newly appointed Managing Director of FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Mr. Roger Adou, who assumed office in January 2024. MAN Director -General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, led the delegation; accompanied byMabel Michael (P.A. to the DG), Joseph Emoleke (Assistant Director, Membership Division), Kanayo Iwuchukwu (Assistant Director, Special…
▪︎Cover image: Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment The latest Nigeria Labour Force Statistics Report Quarter 3,2023, showed that 90.5 percent of women are engaged as self-employed while 84.2 percent of men were self-employed. The reports, released today, by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), was funded by the World Bank and the…
MEMBERS of the Food Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, a branch of the Trade Union Congress, the National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees, and the Nigerian Labour Congress paid a solidarity visit to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). This was in protest against the ban on the production of alcohol in…
