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Flour millers in aggressive push for capacity expansion,…
Flour millers in the country are investing heavily in capacity expansion, just as they also strive to outdo each…
Boost for non-oil exporters as FG settles N5bn…
Despite falling government revenue resulting from dwindling oil prices, the Federal Government has raised the…
SKG Pharma leads the pack
Although SKG Pharma may not have got all the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s certifications needed for global…
Any hope for ceramics industry in 2015?
Ceramics has remained largely neglected in the country, owing to a private sector that sees little opportunities in…
Manufacturers urge FG to intensify efforts on security…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun chapter, on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to…
The different sides of Lafarge Africa
Following the hullabaloo over cement grading in 2014, a number of consumers were not privileged to learn several…
Moves to plug $3.3bn metal imports gather momentum
The metal industry is beginning to receive positive signals as the Federal Government intensifies plans to reduce…
Devaluation underscores need to develop local raw…
Recent devaluation of the naira has underlined the need to improve the quantity and quality of local raw materials,…
Manufacturers in mergers, acquisitions to gain larger…
One key take-away in 2014 is that Nigerian manufacturers have shown great interest in mergers and acquisitions to…
Issues that could define manufacturing sector in 2015
Vagaries in the crude oil market in 2014 dealt a big blow on Nigeria, which depends on petroleum for a huge chunk…
BIP: BoI pumps N1.1bn on local card production
To spike local manufacture of smart cards and reduce massive importation of same, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has…
Saving 10 surviving textile mills from imminent collapse
Ten surviving textile mills in Nigeria are struggling and may go under like their more than 150 counterparts.…