NAFDAC’s DG says 2,000 Staff Not Enough for Regulatory Duties

Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director-General has admitted that the agency doesn’t have enough staff to effectively carry out its regulatory responsibilities across the country. In a comparison of the agency’s staffing situation with that of Indonesia, she said that with a population of 280 million, Indonesia has 20,000 staff at its regulatory agency, while Nigeria,…

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PAMA Issues Dire Warning on Economic Impact of Insecurities on African Manufacturers

The Pan-African Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the devastating effects of insecurity on Africa’s manufacturing sector. In its February 2025 news bulletin, PAMA pointed to grave examples, particularly the destruction wrought by Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Ansaru in Nigeria’s northeastern regions, which have forced more than 60 manufacturing firms to shutter…

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Oppenheimer Sets To Transform Nigerian GZ Industries, Following Acquisition

South Africa – based  Oppenheimer Partners Limited has bought a  37.5 percent shares in GZ Industries Ltd; – a leading can manufacturing company with factories in Nigeria and South Africa. The acquisition, it was learned, will enable Oppenheimer to transform and drive GZI’s expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, GZI boasts an annual production of 3…

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How Unitellas is Powering Nigeria’s Digital Future Through Edge Cloud Innovation – MD/CEO, Smith Osemeke

Mr Smith Osemeke is the MD/CEO of Unitellas Edge Cloud, one of the top ten cloud services providers in Africa, and currently a member of the National Information Development Technology Agency ( NITDA) Technical Working Group that was selected to review Nigeria’s cloud policy and come up with recommendations that will drive Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud…

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