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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has appealed to Federal Government to map out strategies that would assist its members to overcome effects of lockdown and movement restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Its Director of Economics and Statistics, Dr Oluwasegun Osidipe, made the appeal on Tuesday in an interview with...

Coca-Cola saw sales volumes of its soft drinks decline by a quarter so far in April, as people stay home to help stem the contagion of the new coronavirus. Consumers appear to have stocked up on drinks to consume at home in March, as the orders went into effect, but...

The Federal Government has urged the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to scale up the production of commodities needed to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, said at a news briefing on Monday in Abuja that manufacturers should increase the production of...

  The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria (MAN) has reacted the 0.14 per cent GDP growth rate recorded in the fourth quarter of 2019, saying that it is a strong indications that Nigeria was not be ready for the AfCFTA commencing in July 2020. The reaction of MAN is contained in...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Friday pegged the composite Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index (MCCI) for the third quarter of 2019 at 51.7 per cent. The percentage was given in a statistics report made available to newsmen in Lagos. According to the report, the value presents a marginal increase...

  An Economist, Mr Titus Okurounmu, on Friday urged the Federal Government to provide more support to boost the real sector, as an antidote in curbing inflation. Okurounmu, a former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it will allocate 500 million dollars from its Nigeria-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Fund to support Nigerian manufacturers. According to a statement by the bank on Thursday, the Afreximbank President, Prof. Benedict Oramah made this known at the 47th Annual General Meeting of the...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday tasked Nigerian manufacturers on  the need to create  collective development strategies that would  boost industrialisation in the country. Buhari gave the advice at the 2019 Exhibition and the 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in Lagos. The News...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to formulate policy aimed at promoting production and patronage of Nigeria locally made goods and services. Its President, Mr Mansur Ahmed, made the plea on Monday at the opening ceremony of the association’s ‘Made in Nigeria Products Exhibition- MANExpo2019’...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Tuesday unveiled plans to support the improvement of value chain in the manufacturing sector to enhance competitiveness and promote job creation. The President of MAN, Mr Mansur Ahmed, made this known in Lagos at a news conference organised by the association to announce...