NUPENG and Dangote Dispute over Union Memberships
The situation escalated when MRS Oil, owned by Dangote’s cousin Sayyu Dantata, began recruiting drivers for the CNG trucks and required them to sign agreements prohibiting union membership.
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Nestlé: Philipp Navratil takes over as CEO, following Freixe’s sack over Romance Scandal
The departure of Laurent Freixe follows an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate which breached Nestle’s code of business conduct
Dangote’s building a 3mmt fertiliser plant in Ethiopia
Both leaders, Aliko Dangote and Dr. Brook Taye, emphasised the project’s importance in transforming Ethiopia’s agricultural sector and promoting self-sufficiency.
Zedvance Proposes Funding Solution for SME Farmers and Agro-Manufacturers
During the panel session “Accessing Funding Opportunities for Sustainable Manufacturing,” Ayooluwa Oladimeji, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, emphasised the need for SME operators to form peer partnerships to enhance their funding prospects.
Nigeria’s First Policy: Patronages Can Stimulate N3trn for Manufacturers
Minister Enoh spoke at the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing & Trade Summit & Exhibition 2025 press conference on Wednesday.
PUNCH Editorial:Nigeria’s industrialisation imperative
Nigeria’s manufacturing value per person is just $216, compared to $645 in South Africa and $524 in Egypt.
Lagos eyes $250 million annual exports earnings from Matori Industrial leather hub
The multi-billion-naira complex in Matori, Mushin, now renamed Senator Oluremi Tinubu Industrial Leather Hub, is designed to reposition Nigeria’s leather industry from a fragmented, informal sector into a formalised, export-ready value chain
Manufacturers reject Customs 4%FOB Charges, support 1% CISS plus a 7% charge
The association noted that in the West African sub-region, comparable economies such as Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal have maintained targeted inspection or collection fees within the 0.5% to 1% FOB range, imposing higher levies only on luxury or non-essential imports.
Local Manufacturers lobbying for Lagos Airport Fencing Materials
The manufacturers emphasized that it has become a matter of national interest for the project’s contractor to ensure strict adherence to the Executive Orders 003, 005 and the imperatives of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Nigeria First Policy.
Kano manufacturers to procure electricity from NDPHC
Members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria in Kano State are poised to bypass the DisCos in the state for direct power supply from the Niger Delta Power Holding Company. The Managing Director of Dala Foods, Kano, Ali Madugu, bore the minds of the manufacturers when he led a delegation, to the management of the…