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Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said that if the proposed hike in excise duty on alcohol and tobacco products is implemented, the companies producing them will shut down thereby causing unemployment. He therefore call on the federal government to have a rethink on the mather. The President, MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs, made the call in […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, (MAN), has commended the President, Muhanmadu Buhari on his decision for the canceliaton of his trip to Kigali, Rwanda for the signing of the Framework Agreement for the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the Extra Ordinary Meeting of the African Union Heads of State and […]
Frank Udemba Jacobs, the President, Manufacturers Association Of Nigeria (MAN) has said that it is important for the Government to have a better budget spread by re-considering the budgeted amount for Education and Health infrastructure since Health and Education are most critical to long term development and growth of any economy. Jacobs stated this while […]
The restructuring and modernisation of the Nigerian Postal Service will not lead to job losses, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Alex Okoh, has said. According to a statement issued by Head of Public Communication, BPE, Mr. Chukwuma Nwokoh, in Abuja on Thursday, Okoh gave the assurance at a meeting between the […]
Federal government has been advised by the Nigeria’s Organised Private Sector (OPS), against supporting Morocco bid for ECOWAS membership, since it is a desperate move by some European Union members to have unhindered access to Nigeria market through the back door. The OPS comprises the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), […]
The Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy on Thursday criticised a solar-powered streetlight project in nine universities across the country valued at N10bn. The committee also turned back the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, from the budget defence session held for his ministry over his alleged “unpreparedness to face […]
Amaka Obiefuna The Petroleum Technologies Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has honoured Shell companies in Nigeria with the Aret Adams Award for Excellence in recognition of their “outstanding contributions to the development of local content in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.” PETAN, comprising 89 indigenous companies in the upstream sector of the oil and gas […]
More than 20 Nigerian and 60 Chinese suppliers met in a strategic sourcing development forum in Shanghai mid-November in the latest effort by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) to boost the capacity of indigenous vendors in the oil and gas industry. Coming shortly after the 4th edition of the Global Nigerian Forum in Aberdeen, […]
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission has renewed the power generation licence for Afam VI Power Plant, a 650MW-capacity facility that has delivered over 25.97 million Megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity into the Nigerian grid since inception in 2008. Afam VI is owned by The Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture (SPDC JV) and located in Afam […]
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has added Allied Air and United Parcel Service (UPS) to her estimable list of clienteles in Nigeria. SAHCOL, a member of the SIFAX Group of companies is an aviation ground handling company, offering services in passenger, ramp, cargo handlings and warehousing, aviation security, baggage reconciliation, crew bus and executive […]