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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“It will be commendable to see president Tinubu driving a vehicle made and assembled in Nigeria”

Photo from left: MD Coleman Wires and Cables industries limited, Mr. George Onafowokan; DG MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir; and Mr. Adetunji Aderinto, Founder Zetamind Consulting Limited, during at BusinessDay Manufacturing Conference in Lagos, on Thursday. “It will be commendable to see President Bola Tinubu driving a vehicle made and assembled in Nigeria.” Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director…

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NADDC Eagerly waiting for BPP to Implement Nigeria First Policy in automotive industry

•Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, the Director – General of NADDC. ‘Nigeria First’ policy empowers the BPP to ensure that all (100 per cent) government procurements are made in Nigeria. However, it could approve patronage of imported products where there are no local alternatives. The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) is eagerly looking forward to…

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