▪︎Danjuma Waniko, President of GBCN. The Green Building Council of Nigeria (GBCN) has called for addressing carbon emissions in the building sector of the economy. “Cement production alone accounts for 23 percent of Nigeria’s national greenhouse gas emissions,” said Danjuma Waniko, President of GBCN. He disclosed this during the GBCN workshop in Abuja where he…
By Felipe Maciel, Manager, Environment and Climate Change Steel scrap is a vital part of the whole steel industry and its importance in reducing CO2 emissions, conserving resources, and driving the economics of the industry is only growing, but the difficulties in each of the stages of scrap processing pose challenges to steelmakers. The pressure on…
Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) 2024 (L-R): BUKOLA ADEGBOYEGA Bullion Go Neat; William Inya Research Officer, /Representative of the DG NACCIMA, Mr Olusola Obadimu; Okey Nwankwo, Communications/ Media Relations Manager, Dangote Industries Limited; Dr. Cartney Igwe, Former Acting DG, FIIRO; Charles Okonji National Chairman, CICAN; Adefisoye Adekunle Consultant & Financial Analyst, Lagos…
▪︎ Keynote Speaker, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General of MAN The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) has chosen “Manufacturing Sector’s $1 trillion GDP target by 2030: Realities & Possibilities,” as its 2024 conference theme. The event will hold at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lagos on November 21. A statement from the CICAN Secretariat…
Francis Meshioye, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), says that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery needs all the support of Nigerians – the government, regulators and Marketers, to enable it to perform optimally. “The Refinery will be a reliable source of fuel and petrochemical products that are essential for capacity utilisation and value addition…
▪︎ The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has applauded the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) for its sponsorship of a bill at the National Assembly to shut Nigeria’s borders against the importation of industrial raw materials that can be locally sourced. ” It is a first of its kind, as it holds enormous…
▪︎Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of the GCCA (left); Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Special Advisor for COP30 (middle); German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck (right). The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) says policymakers, governments and the private sector should buy into Procurements of green cement and concrete , saying…
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG- MAN) are scrambling to fill the gaps created by the recent exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria. Consequently, they are requesting the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to hasten the approval process for their products to enable them to replace…
(Industrial Times) The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) says that Africa produced 1.9 million metric tons of crude steel in August 2024, out of the global 144.8 million metric tons. In Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia are the top steel-producing countries. The Association in its latest Crude steel production chart by region, also…
The Newly elected President of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Ifeanyi Okoye,has given insight into challenges facing the manufacturing sector leading to the closure of some companies and exit of some multinational companies from Nigeria.The Vanguard Newspaper reported that Okoye said: “There are a lot of issues that are bothering manufacturers in this country.He said: “One…
