50 Years On, MAN Yet to Elect a Woman President

Since its establishment in 1971, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has remained a dominant voice in the country’s industrial landscape. For over five decades, the association has played a crucial role in shaping policy, advocating for local manufacturing, and driving industrial growth. Yet, a glaring omission remains, no woman has ever held the position…

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NECA, NLC Disagree with NBS on improvements in macroeconomic indicators

• Dr. Ifeanyi Okoye, NECA President The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have dismissed the claims by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, improvement in some macroeconomic indicators. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has just released its latest Composite Consumer Price Index indicating that inflation declined for the…

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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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Plastics Ban Doesn’t Support Jobs, Investment Attractions – MAN DG

“The ban on plastics does not support job creation, investment attraction, or economic welfare.” The Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, stated the above facts, after he visited several factories engaged in different stages of plastic production and the recycling value chain in Lagos and Kano. “We always aim to influence…

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MAN Visits Bright Star Plastic Limited and Pharmadex Nigeria Limited, Kano

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) embarked on a three-day industrial working visit to manufacturing companies in Kano State.Among the companies visited are Bright Star Plastic Limited and Pharmadex Nigeria Limited. The delegation was led by Mr. Joseph Emoleke, Director of Membership Services, who represented the Director -General on day one. Bright Star Plastics Nigeria…

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MAN Lauds French Investments in Nigeria

Photo : From left is Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN Director-General; French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, MAN President, Francis Meshioye, and the Head of the French Treasury in Nigeria, Florent Mangin, during the courtesy visit. The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, and the Head of the French Treasury in Nigeria, Florent Mangin, paid a courtesy…

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“It will be commendable to see president Tinubu driving a vehicle made and assembled in Nigeria”

Photo from left: MD Coleman Wires and Cables industries limited, Mr. George Onafowokan; DG MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir; and Mr. Adetunji Aderinto, Founder Zetamind Consulting Limited, during at BusinessDay Manufacturing Conference in Lagos, on Thursday. “It will be commendable to see President Bola Tinubu driving a vehicle made and assembled in Nigeria.” Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director…

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