Mondelez West Africa at Mondelez International Nigeria, honoured 38 of the staff at its 2024 Long Service Awards. The awards category ranged from 10, 20 and 30 years, respectively. Oyeyimika Adeboye, Managing Director, Mondelez West Africa, commended the awards recipients for the achieved milestones. ” To work in the same organisation for 10 years is…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, urged the National Assembly to iron out the contending issues in the Tax Reform Bill rather than dumping it in its entirety. Edun also disclosed that a total sum of ₦16.1 billion was disbursed to 22 manufacturing concerns from the ₦75 billion…
Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director-General has admitted that the agency doesn’t have enough staff to effectively carry out its regulatory responsibilities across the country. In a comparison of the agency’s staffing situation with that of Indonesia, she said that with a population of 280 million, Indonesia has 20,000 staff at its regulatory agency, while Nigeria,…
▪︎ NSDC CEO, Kamar Barkin, and Committee Committee Chairman, Hon Dolapo Enitan Badru The House of Representatives Committee on Industry has agreed to amend the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) Act which is hindering investment in the sugar industry. The Executive Secretary/CEO of NSDC Mr Kamar Bakrin, said that the ammendments will accelerated sugar project…
Mr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, the Director-General /chief executive officer, SON,said that the agency’s quality assurance interventions have positioned Nigerian manufacturers to compete favourably in the lucrative global leather and textile market valued at over $1 trillion. “Our capacity buildings have led to a significant improvement in the quality of leather products in Nigeria. Local manufacturers…
The Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance, Honourable Saidu Abdul, has called for periodic assessments of progress being made in the development of Nigeria’s sugar industry targets under the Phase II of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). Hon Abdul made the call in response to the declaration of 2025 as the Year…
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) is lamenting that the industry is in a worse position now than before the Federal Government’s executive order on pharmaceutical inputs that temporarily suspends VAT payments for two years. Oluwatosin Jolayemi, the Chairman of the PMG-MAN / Managing Director of Daily Need Group, who…
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has appointed Mrs Talatu K. Ethan as its new Director, Public Relations. In a statement signed by the management with the reference number SON/CHQ/PR/P&REP/ and dated 06 6th December, 2024, said that Mrs. Talatu Ethan succeeds Mrs. Foluso Bolaji, who has since assumed duties as the Director, Human Resource Management…
On Thursday, November 5, 2024, as early as 8 am, the staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) assembled at the agency’s headquarters at Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. The gathering wasn’t for protest or strike but to appreciate their Chairman – Zacch Adedeji, for his numerous welfare packages for them since he…
▪︎From left :Mr Kamar Bakrin, Executive Secretary/CEO, NSDC, and Barr. Emeka Obegolu, President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce. The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has commenced discussion with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to seek potential collaborations that can add value to the Council’s search for serious investments into the sugar subsector….
