Nigeria To Amend Sugar Industry Act to Attract Investments

▪︎ 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…

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Made -in Nigeria Leather Products Fit for Global Exporting – SON

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…

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Policymaker Seeks Periodic Reviews of Sugar Industry’s Targets

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…

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Pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria worse off than before  – PMG-MAN

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…

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SON Appoints Talatu Ethan As Director,  Public Relations

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…

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NSDC in a serious search for sugar investors

▪︎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….

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Solutions to Industrial Energy Costs in Nigeria

Energy experts say manufacturers in Nigeria should make a deliberate shift from dependence on power supply from the national grids to wind, hydro, solar and other renewable energy sources, for energy security in the sector. The energy experts- Sanusi Garba, the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC); Sunday Oduntan, the  Managing Director, of…

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