Making Nigeria Self-Reliant in Locally Made Products

• Francis Meshioye, the President of MAN, address participants during the AGM /MiNE exhibition For 53 consecutive years, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has been passionately urging Nigerian households and all levels of government to prioritize buying locally made, high-quality products. Do these patriotic calls imply that Nigerians should refrain from purchasing any foreign-manufactured…

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Germany’s BMZ Strengthens STDF with EUR 600,000

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is contributing EUR 600,000 (approximately CHF 560,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) meet international food safety, animal and plant health standards for trade and improve their access to global and regional markets. The STDF is…

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US Giving Samsung $6.4bn for Manufacturing Chips

▪︎Samsung Electronics Head Office in Seoul, South Korea The Biden-Harris Administration is providing a $6.4 billion grant to Samsung Electronics (Samsung) to build new semiconductor fabrication plants in Texas. The  U.S. Department of Commerce, disclosed this today , on its website. “I signed the CHIPS and Science Act to restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing…

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South-East Private Sector Leaders Committed to Regional Investment

Leaders and entrepreneurs in the South-East private sector are united in their determination to establish businesses that will drive economic transformation in the region. Among those at the forefront of this initiative are Dr. Cosmas Maduka, President and CEO of Coscharis Group; Mr. Johnson Chukwu, Managing Director and CEO of Cowry Assets Management Ltd; Etemore…

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