Presidential Pardons May Harm Economy and Investment – CPPE
Dr Muda Yusuf, CPPE Director/CEO, expressed concerns about pardoning individuals convicted of corruption, financial crimes, murder, drug trafficking, and illegal mining.
Making Nigeria Self-Reliant in Locally Made Products
• Francis Meshioye, the President of MAN, address participants during the AGM /MiNE exhibition For 53 consecutive years, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has been passionately urging Nigerian households…
Nigeria must create 27 million jobs to avert 30% unemployment spike – NESG
" With the working-age population projected to reach 168 million by 2030, the country faces a defining challenge: to create 27 million new formal jobs or risk unemployment and underemployment…
Beer Sectoral Group rejects proposed tax stamps rollout
In a statement, Abiola Laseinde, Executive Director of the Beer Sectoral Group (BSG), urged government to sustain existing home-grown digital excise systems rather than introducing tax stamps also known as…
MAN – Nigeria Customs Sign Policy Document for Supporting Manufacturing Sector
One of the major announcements from the meeting was the approval of strategic exemptions from the 4% FOB surcharge for several categories of manufacturers.
Nigerian Manufacturers Oppose Upcoming Tax Stamps for Excisable Goods
Ajayi-Kadir emphasised that while the government sees the tax stamp as a way to curb smuggling and counterfeiting, and to enhance transparency, the global evidence does not support its efficacy.
MAN Knocks South West Governors on Infrastructure -Manufacturing Linkages
We urge the governors to prioritise infrastructure development, particularly in industrial areas. Power supply remains a major challenge in states like Osun, while road networks, water access, and storage infrastructure…
Manufacturers Halt Increasing Products Prices following Suspension of 4% FOB – MAN
The Association urges the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to swiftly communicate the directive to all relevant commands, so that the charge will go off its portal.
Manufacturers reject Customs 4%FOB Charges, support 1% CISS plus a 7% charge
The association noted that in the West African sub-region, comparable economies such as Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal have maintained targeted inspection or collection fees within the 0.5% to 1%…
Local Manufacturers lobbying for Lagos Airport Fencing Materials
The manufacturers emphasized that it has become a matter of national interest for the project's contractor to ensure strict adherence to the Executive Orders 003, 005 and the imperatives of…