The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) comprises the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) the National Association of Small-Scale Industrialists ( NASSI), and the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises ( NASME). Over the years, the…
” It was indeed a great honour and privilege to make a remark at the 95th birthday of Elder Dr. Uma Eleazu, the Ezie Gburugburu of Asafa-Ukwu, Ohafia. “ Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the Director General of MAN, wrote on his official FB.” Elder Uma Eleazu is a statesman, one who has traversed the political, economic and…
“The ban on plastics does not support job creation, investment attraction, or economic welfare.” The Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, stated the above facts, after he visited several factories engaged in different stages of plastic production and the recycling value chain in Lagos and Kano. “We always aim to influence…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) embarked on a three-day industrial working visit to manufacturing companies in Kano State.Among the companies visited are Bright Star Plastic Limited and Pharmadex Nigeria Limited. The delegation was led by Mr. Joseph Emoleke, Director of Membership Services, who represented the Director -General on day one. Bright Star Plastics Nigeria…
Photo : From left is Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN Director-General; French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, MAN President, Francis Meshioye, and the Head of the French Treasury in Nigeria, Florent Mangin, during the courtesy visit. The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, and the Head of the French Treasury in Nigeria, Florent Mangin, paid a courtesy…
Photo from left: MD Coleman Wires and Cables industries limited, Mr. George Onafowokan; DG MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir; and Mr. Adetunji Aderinto, Founder Zetamind Consulting Limited, during at BusinessDay Manufacturing Conference in Lagos, on Thursday. “It will be commendable to see President Bola Tinubu driving a vehicle made and assembled in Nigeria.” Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director…
A Lagos-based public affairs analyst, Omonaye Okoro, has faulted the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA ) calls for increased taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). In his opinion piece titled “Nigeria’s Sugar “Crisis” Is a Myth – And Our Economy May Pay the Price for Believing It,” Okoro noted that the CAPPA’s recent report,…
Nigeria’s per capita consumption of sugar is 7.1kg as at 2023, well below the WHO recommended 9.1kg and the global average of 21.4kg,” said Ajayi-Kadir .
A worrisome case in point is the ongoing forex forward-related dispute involving KAM Industries Nigeria Limited, a leading manufacturer in the steel sector in West Africa a member of the Association, and one of the commercial banks in Nigeria.
“Over the last quarter, countries such as members of the Euro Area, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, China, India, Thailand and Egypt, have implemented interest rate cuts to bolster economic growth and support productive sectors. “ • CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has again condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria…
