Despite Manufacturers Objection, Lagos Declares full ban on Styrofoam Packs, Plastic Straws, cups and spoons

Image: Inside a plastic recycling factory member of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of full enforcement of the ban on the use and distribution of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across the state, effective July 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Commissioner for the…

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How strategic communication can propel oppositions to electoral victory –Lai Mohammed

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has given an account of how disciplined, strategic communication can transform a fragmented opposition into a cohesive national movement. Mohammed gave the insight at Abbey College, Cambridge, UK, yesterday, emphasising said that the method was deployed by the political oppositions in Nigeria to defeat the ruling…

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Textile firms’ shutdown silences cotton production

(Business Day) The shutdown of textile companies across Nigeria has weakened Nigeria’s cotton production, pushing the crop into near-oblivion. Cotton is a critical plant-based raw material for textiles, with others being jute, hemp and sisal. Nigeria produces about 51,000 metric tons of cotton from over 300,000 tons in 1980s. The low cotton production is attributed…

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Rubber Industry Stakeholders Plead for SW Governors Intervention

Rubber Industry stakeholders in Nigeria are earnestly expecting the Federal Government and the South-West governors to support the promotion of rubber cultivation in order to further boost the Nigerian economy. The stakeholders under the umbrella of the National Rubber Producers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN) made the call during the fifth Odua International…

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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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