The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has honoured the outgoing Regional Director of UNIDO West and Central Africa Sub-Region, H.E Amb. Jean Bakole, with a farewell cocktail party in Abuja, the FCT. The event was attended by Otunba Francis Meshioye, the President of MAN; the DG, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, members of Exco, and other distinguished personalities….
The constant bickering between Dangote Industries Limited, the owners of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, and oil marketers has snowballed into a court case at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Three oil marketers- AYM Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited., and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, are asking the Abuja Federal High Court to dismiss a…
A breakdown of the financing showed that N202 billion was allocated to agro-allied enterprises, while N100 billion went to critical national infrastructure, including broadband, power, aviation and transportation.
Manufacturing received N79 billion, extractive industries N77 billion and services N55 billion.
” It was indeed a great honour and privilege to make a remark at the 95th birthday of Elder Dr. Uma Eleazu, the Ezie Gburugburu of Asafa-Ukwu, Ohafia. “ Segun Ajayi-Kadir, the Director General of MAN, wrote on his official FB.” Elder Uma Eleazu is a statesman, one who has traversed the political, economic and…
Numbering 25 members across Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, and Bayelsa state, the expulsion followed an emergency NEC meeting in Lagos, where the members adopted the recommendations of a disciplinary committee set up to investigate alleged acts of disobedience and misconduct by some officers and affiliates.
The brewery industry is now facing severe cost pressure as prices of local raw materials rise astronomically undermining their backward integration strategy. Industry stakeholders said the cost pressures coming from sorghum, wheat and others would remain elevated, driven by the impact of rising inflation, insecurity across agricultural belts in the country as well as other…
The dialogue concluded with recommendations including the need for MAN and the Joint Tax Board to develop a harmonised framework for nationwide adoption, stronger sensitisation campaigns, provision of dedicated help lines for transporters, and periodic stakeholder engagement to review progress.
Liberia’s first rubber processing plant is scheduled to commence operations within the next two months. The Rubber Factory (Jeety Rubber Factory), being built by Upjit Singh Sachdeva, a visionary business tycoon, is located in Weala, Cinta District, Margibi County — a region known for its abundant rubber plantations. The factory when completed, will process raw…
The NSC received 558 complaints during the period and resolved 295 disputes involving container deposits, demurrage, detention charges, terminal charges, cargo claims and export fraud.
The visit to Bamako, coming against the backdrop of deepening divisions between ECOWAS and the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, has sparked fresh optimism that dialogue may replace confrontation in efforts to restore regional unity after months of political estrangement.
