The Pan-African Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has appointed Segun Ajayi-Kadir, as its Co-Secretary General. Segun Ajayi-Kadir is currently the Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. His appointment as the PAMA Co-Secretary General was announced at the recently concluded Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) in Cairo, Egypt. PAMA, established as the voice of Africa’s manufacturing sector, is…
Headquartered in Nigeria, at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria office in Lagos, Pan African Manufacturers Association – PAMA, was established in 2018 to servers as the hub for the promotion of the African manufacturing sector. Engr Mansur Ahmed, the Interim Chairman of PAMA, said during the relaunch of the body on the sideline of the…
The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has reported that the global wine industry’s production and consumption decline by seven percent in 2023. “Once again, extreme climatic conditions – such as early frost, heavy rainfall, and drought have significantly impacted the output of the world vineyard,” said the OIV Head of the Statistical Department…
1. China produced 82.1 Mt in September 2023, down 5.6% on September 2022. 2. India produced 11.6 Mt, up 18.2%. 3. Japan produced 7.0 Mt, down 1.7%. 4. The United States produced 6.7 Mt, up 2.6%. 5. Russia is estimated to have produced 6.2 Mt, up 9.8%. 6. South Korea produced 5.5 Mt, up 18.2%….
The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD Nigeria) says that Mr. Olusegun Aganga, the Former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment will give the Keynote address at its forthcoming 2023 Annual Directors Conference . The conference will hold at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, November 16 -17. The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Driving…
The Federal Government’s ‘Tax policy reforms and effects on Nigeria’s businesses,” will be looked into at the forthcoming 2023 Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association (CICAN)’s Workshop and Award ceremony. It will hold onTuesday, November 21, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement issued by the CICAN National Chairman, Charles Okonji, and the event’s…
By Segun Ajayi-Kadir As the world continues to shift, subsequently affecting all aspects of industry as we know it, Africa’s manufacturing sector has proven resilient.The world is changing at an unprecedented rate in terms of innovative technologies, shifting customer expectations, as well as increasing social awareness of gender equality and restoration of previously marginalized communities….
▪︎ Olusegun Aganga, a former Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, has fingered the lack of continuity of industrial policy by successive governments as the problem hampering the growth of the sector in Nigeria. ” The manufacturing sector’s contributions to the GDP in other countries are above 25 percent but in Nigeria, it’s is below…
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced Fernando Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex as its new President. Mr. Gonzalez has been GCCA Vice President since 2018 and succeeds the outgoing President, Jan Jenisch, whose term of office now ends after two years. Fernando Gonzalez is CEO of Mexico-based Cemex and has been with the company since 1998.Mr. Gonzalez…
▪︎Labour Strike The Organised Private Sector Nigeria (OPSN) has condemns the incessant bickering between the Federal Government and the labour unions- National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), saying it poses a serious threat to the country’s economy. The OPSN members are Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN); Nigerian Association of Chambers of…
