AnnCon25 served as a vital hub for learning, networking, and driving excellence in the global accreditation community. The Director- General, Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke recently participated in AnnCon25: American Association for Laboratory Accreditation’s (A2LA) Annual Conference. The programme took place from the 6th – 9th April,2025, at the Hilton Anatole…
Coffee, cotton, and cacao used to be significant cash crops that earned Nigeria millions of dollars in revenue in the 1960s and 1970s, but have failed, in the last decades, to attract the quality of investment it needs. The National Coffee and Tea Association of Nigeria (NACOFTAN) is embarking on the cultivation of 28,000 hectares…
The Association of Food, Beverage, Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) has requested the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to reduce the frequency of regulatory checking on their productions process . The AFBTE Chairman, Mr. Fred Chiazor, bore the minds of the member companies during a courtesy visit to the Director- General/Chief Executive of SON, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) to reconsider the implementation of annual turnover fees for private companies. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the Director-General of MAN, highlighted the potential negative impact these fees could have on manufacturing firms, particularly those that are classified as non-listed entities, and urged…
Two prominent organizations within Nigeria’s Organized Private Sector (OPS), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), have articulated differing positions regarding the proposed 2024 Tax Bill amendments related to Free Trade Zone (FTZ) operations in Nigeria. During the 3rd Nigerian Economic Zones Association…
The Pan African Manufacturers Association (PAMA) is looking forward to the top ten countries on the continent that are poised to attract significant foreign direct investment inflow in 2025. PAMA has identified these promising nations by analyzing their GDP, inflation, exchange rate, and interest rate trends over the past two years. Engr Mansur Ahmed, the…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is imploring the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to shelve the proposed 15% tariff increase and instead collaborate with stakeholders to explore sustainable alternatives for revenue generation. Speaking through its Director-General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN, said ” While we acknowledge the need for revenue generation, increasing port tariffs in the current…
▪︎From right: MAN President Francis Meshioye; Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General of MAN and Chairman of NERC, Sanusi Garba. In the past year, a significant discussion arose involving the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), and the industry regulator, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). On April 3, 2024, NERC approved an increase for…
▪︎ From left: Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN DG; Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.; Otunba Francis Meshioye, MAN President The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed its support for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its initiative to rebase the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, the association has…
(Business Day) The shutdown of textile companies across Nigeria has weakened Nigeria’s cotton production, pushing the crop into near-oblivion. Cotton is a critical plant-based raw material for textiles, with others being jute, hemp and sisal. Nigeria produces about 51,000 metric tons of cotton from over 300,000 tons in 1980s. The low cotton production is attributed…
