Innoson Kiara Academy has trained and graduated over 200 youth in automotive diagnostics training, as parts of its contribution towards the industry’s manpower development. Established in partnership with the renowned German Auto Company, BOSCH, Innoson Kiara Academy is a Technical and Vocational institution at Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM). Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, CEO of Innoson…
In Summary▪︎On March 17, 2023, Unilever Nigeria, the local unit of British multinational consumer goods company Unilever Plc, announced it would fold up the production of its homecare and skin-cleansing brands ( Omo, Sunlight and Lux)in Nigeria. “The production for home care category ceased in June 2023, and sales ceased in September 2023. ▪︎ On…
South Africa – based Oppenheimer Partners Limited has bought a 37.5 percent shares in GZ Industries Ltd; – a leading can manufacturing company with factories in Nigeria and South Africa. The acquisition, it was learned, will enable Oppenheimer to transform and drive GZI’s expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, GZI boasts an annual production of 3…
” We encourage all our Holcim Awards winners to use this global recognition as a platform to help speed up the realisation of sustainable construction in their regions.” In the Middle East and Africa region, the projects winners were Surf Ghana Collective, Busuers a, Ghana by Juergen Strohmayer and Glenn DeRoché., Stream Co-Habitat, Tuzla, Turkey,…
Staff of Sunti Golden Sugar Estate in Niger State complained about poor pay during the visit of the Group’s Chairman, Board of Directors, Mr.John G. Coumantaros, with some members of the Group, to the Estate . In their reactions to the visit, some of the company’s staff said : ” Yes ofcux d company is…
CHICHI Eriobu is the founder/CEO of the popular Ukwa production company. Ukwa is an Igbo word for Breadfruit; it’s eaten roasted or boiled. On her Facebook page, she shares how she started the business, the challenges and the prospects. Excerpt: ” I know you think we’re not popular, it didn’t matter my dear, we’re getting…
Schweppes has introduced a 40cl PET bottle into the Nigerian market. The company said the 40cl bottle is an extension of the elegance of the three Schweppes brand variants: Virgin Mojito, Chapman, and Pineapple with malt extract. The launch event which was held in Lagos was attended by Nigerian celebrities from the entertainment industry as…
DEVKI Group, the producer of National Cement Company Uganda Limited says that it’s investing in a new 1.5 million tonnes per annum and 60 million dollars plant to take it’s national cement’s Uganda capacity to 3.5 million tonnes of cement by 2025. PML Daily reports that the new plant being located in Mbarara District, will…
Chioma Egodi, who was accused to have projected Erisco Foods Limited’s Nagiko Tomato Mix, in a bad light on a social media platform, has apologised to the company, said Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. Industrial Times learned that Egodi made a comment about the product that annoyed the manufacturer . Consequently, she was arrested by the…
“Between January and July 2023, Dangote Cement consumed over 34,800 metric tonnes of alternative fuel materials for its operations.” The alternative fuels includes tyre chips, waste oils, and agricultural waste such as palm kernel shells and rice husks. This was disclosed by the Head of Sustainability, Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, Dr. Eseosa Ighile. ”…
