NME/ NIRAM Expo kicks off today in Lagos

Nigeria Manufacturing Equipment / Raw Materials ( NME/ NIRAM) Expo kicked off today in Lagos. The 3-day exhibitions, themed ‘ Sustainable Manufacturing Through Edge Equipment and Technology’, are ongoing at the Balmora Hall of the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island. Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, is welcomed by Otunba Francis…

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Dr Nolas-Alausa Becomes DG Chartered Institute of Directors

• Dr Taiwo Nolas -Alausa The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD Nigeria) has announced the appointment and resumption of Dr. Taiwo Nolas-Alausa as its new Director General/Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Nolas-Alausa succeeds Mr. Bamidele Alimi, who completed his second and final four-year term as the DG/CEO of the Institute on 31 July,2025. Dr Nolas-Alausa…

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NESG-Stanbic IBTC June PMI Shows Manufacturing Expansion

Nigeria’s Business Performance Index maintained positive momentum for the sixth consecutive month in 2025, reflecting sustained economic resilience and cautious optimism among businesses. Nairametrics reported that in the June 2025 edition of the NESG-Stanbic IBTC Business Performance Index for June which was released in July, the manufacturing sector rose to 113.6 points, an improvement from…

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CEO of Open Access Data Centres to Give MAN -RMRDC Expo Keynote Address

•Dr Ayotunde Coker Dr Ayotunde Coker, the Chief Executive Officer of Open Access Data Centres, will give the Keynote Address at the Nigeria Manufacturing Equipment and Raw Materials Expo 2025. Industrial Times follow-up on the August 5-7 event whose theme is, Accelerating Sustainable Manufacturing Through Cutting Edge Equipment, will have Dr. Coker, a globally respected…

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MAN: CBN’s Rate Cut Still Disrupting Manufacturing Production and Investment Plans

• CBN monetary policy committee members The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) reacted today to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) July interest rate cut. The Association is complaining that the persistent increase in the rate over the years has impacted the sector negatively, especially the disruptions on manufacturing production and investment plans. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN…

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Nigerian Breweries Deepens Partnership with MAN

• From left: Dr. Uzodinma Odenigbo, Nigerian Breweries PLC Corporate Affairs Director: Mr. Thibaut Boidin MD/CEO;, President of MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye; and the Director-General, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir. Nigerian Breweries Plc and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) deepened their partnership during a familiarisation visit by its new Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Thibaut Boidin. Mr. Boidin,…

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NECA, NLC Disagree with NBS on improvements in macroeconomic indicators

• Dr. Ifeanyi Okoye, NECA President The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have dismissed the claims by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, improvement in some macroeconomic indicators. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has just released its latest Composite Consumer Price Index indicating that inflation declined for the…

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MAN Praises Ogun State’s Plastics for Cash” and “Blue Box” initiatives

” The Plastics for Cash program allows residents to exchange sorted plastic waste for monetary value or goods, creating income opportunities for youth, women, and informal waste collectors.“ The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has praised the Ogun State Government for its “Plastics for Cash” and “Blue Box” initiatives aimed at managing plastic waste, particularly…

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