The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Kano/Jigawa branch has raised the alarm that thousands of jobs are at risk of being lost as factories are facing shutdown in the two states. MAN, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has threatened to disconnect factories in the states by Friday, […]
Man kills 70-year-old mother in Akwa Ibom
Police in Akwa-Ibom State have arrested one Inyangake James Peter for killing his 70-year-old mother, Mma-Offiong James Peter, in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, on Monday. According to the statement, the suspect, who was arrested by the […]
MAN reacts to Erisco Foods’ controversy with reviewer Chioma
767 manufacturers shut down business in 2023 – MAN
At least 767 manufacturers shut down business, while 335 became distressed in 2023. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Director General, Ajayi Kadiri, disclosed this in a recent statement while reacting to the hardship in the country and the recently introduced Expatriate Employment Levy by the Federal Government. DAILY POST recalls that President Bola Ahmed […]
Direct fuel subsidy savings to real sector – MAN tells FG
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has called on the federal and state governments to direct savings from the fuel subsidy removal to productive sectors of the economy. The association equally charged sub-national governments to leverage the Electricity Act to improve the power sector and patronize made-in-Nigeria goods on all its purchases and contracts, urging […]
Police arraign two women who fought over man
The police on Friday arraigned two women in a zonal Chief Magistrates’ Court, New Karu, Nasarawa State, for allegedly fighting and inflicting injury on themselves on February 14. Both defendants, Alice Odey, 27, and Blessing Onagbulum, 39, who reside in New Nyanya, Karu, Nasarawa State, were charged with breach of public peace, defamation of character […]