Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah; President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote as well as President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs, are expected to grace the symposium of Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria, CICAN, designed to appraise the growth and development of the nation’s industrial sector. Tagged, […]
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The Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts so that the country’s economy will not relapse into recession. He warned that if the country did not sustain the growth in productivity that had helped the economy exited recession, there could be a relapse. Ajayi-Kadir spoke in […]
Read More An Industrialist, Mr. Frank Jacob, said yesterday that the prices of domestic commodities were up because the exchange rate between the naira and the dollar was still high. Jacob, who is the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that manufacturers were still burdened by high […]
Read More Tanzania is set to take Nigeria through stages of sustaining economic recovery following its exit from recession in order to prevent a relapse. According to correspondent, the President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Frank Jacobs, stated this on the sidelines of the pre-Annual General Meeting media briefing in Lagos on Wednesday. Jacobs said the former […]
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The news that the nation exited its worst recession in 25 years was received with cautious optimism by a cross section of Nigerians on Tuesday, with many economists and analysts saying the 0.55 per cent growth in the Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter was slower than expected. They also warned that the growth, […]
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Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is targeting to grow by 10.6 per cent and create over 15 million new jobs to solve the lingering unemployment problem in the country, if the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) is implemented to the letter. Latest statistics have it that the manufacturing sector is presently growing at an […]
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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts in addressing obstacles confronting manufacturers in the country. The Chairman of MAN, Ogun branch, Mr. Wale Adegbite, said there is urgent need to strengthen the real sector by removing all bottlenecks restraining its growth and competitiveness. Adegbite, who stated this […]
Read More Manufacturers have expended over ₦378billion on power generation to run their operations in the last three years, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Dr Frank Udemba Jacobs said. This is due largely to unreliable public grid power supply across the country. According to MAN boss, manufacturers of consumable and non-consumable products spends […]
Read More The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says it will save billions of dollars on importation of raw materials through partnership with professionals in the chemical sector in the country. Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MAN and the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) recently, MAN President, Frank Jacobs, said the […]
Read More Mr. Ikpong Umoh is the Chairman,Toiletries and Cosmetics Manufacturers group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, and the Chief Executive Officer, Stellarchem Nigeria Limited. He speaks on Nigeria’s economy under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last two years. How do you assess the performance of the manufacturing sector and its contributions […]
Read More Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday has rated the Federal Government Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), set up with the mandate to improve the Ease of Doing Business (EOBD), 60 per cent on its performance to meet the 60 days action plan. The MAN President, Frank Jacobs, in the preliminary appraisal of PEBEC, said […]
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Dr Frank Udemba Jacobs, President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in this interview with Bukola Aroloye speaks on the nation’s manufacturing landscape, expectation for the 2017 budget among other sundry issues. Excerpts: What is the state of manufacturing in the country now? The manufacturing sector has remained in a precarious situation over the years, […]
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