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…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has honoured the outgoing Regional Director of UNIDO West and Central Africa Sub-Region, H.E Amb. Jean Bakole, with a farewell cocktail party in Abuja, the FCT. The event was attended by Otunba Francis Meshioye, the President of MAN; the DG, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, members of Exco, and other distinguished personalities….
The Bukar Goni Aji-led 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage was launched by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday, 30th January 2024. The committee’s mission is to recommend a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The committee’s composition includes representatives from the federal government, states government, private sector,…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has condemned the EFCC’s Gestapo Style of invasion of Dangote Industries Limited HQ in its quest for foreign exchange allocations document. ” It wasn’t the best way to make enquiries and secure documents from existing domestic investors in the economy,” said MAN, today, in a position statement, signed by…
2024 is here. What are the themes and trends to watch in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria? Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the Director-General of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN) , pinpoints the following anticipated developments and trends: ▪︎Dwindling GrowthA quick examination of the trajectory of manufacturing globally portrays a struggling sector that is now more than ever challenged…
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) says that globally, there was a 2.3% growth in industrial sectors, encompassing manufacturing, mining, electricity, water supply, waste management, and other utilities, signalling a post-pandemic recovery. UNIDO, in its 29th edition of the International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, said that manufacturing accounted for most of this dynamism, with…
▪︎Segun Ajayi-Kadir , MAN DG The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria says that to stop the drain on manufacturers in Nigeria, the binding constraints should be addressed, something in the form of a manufacturing summit. ” To address the challenges faced by manufacturers in Nigeria, we need to be intentional about improving the gains of manufacturing…
