Business

MAN urges manufacturers to embrace alternative funding amid soaring lending rates

Motolani Oseni 1 August 2025 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun state branch, has advised manufacturers to explore alternative funding sources as high interest rates and macroeconomic pressures continue to constrain access to credit. George Onafowokan, chairman of the Ogun chapter of MAN, gave the advice

Business

Rebased GDP shows industry lagging — MAN urges FG to prioritise manufacturing

Promise Eze 29 July 2025 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the federal government to prioritise industrialisation and structural reforms, saying Nigeria’s newly rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) does not reflect genuine economic progress. Segun Ajayi-Kadri, director general of MAN, said while recent GDP figures show signs of recovery, policymakers must resist the

Economy

MAN pushes indigenous technology to strengthen industrial base

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BY MOTOLANI OSENI The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise investment in indigenous manufacturing technologies as a strategic move to reduce dependence on foreign solutions, boost economic resilience, and drive sustainable industrial development. Speaking in Lagos ahead of the 2025 Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipment

News

MAN Raises Alarm Over Increasing Production Costs, Advocates for Manufacturing Sector Support

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2024 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that increasing production costs, high borrowing costs, and low consumer patronage are reducing manufacturers’ profitability and threatening their existence. During the pre-52nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) press conference in Lagos, Francis Meshioye, MAN President, emphasised the urgent need to address the

News

Man Hunted Over Alleged Involvement in Bisexual Practices, Goes Into Hiding

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 August 2024 0

A young man, Moses Avwerosughene Agbaluwa, has gone into hiding, as he is wanted by the police over his alleged secret love affair with a fellow man in Benin City, Edo State. Moses was said to have been implicated in several sex tapes, recordings that detailed his amorous escapades with a gay lover, Michael, who […]

Crime

Man remanded for allegedly stealing cemetery facilities

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 August 2024 0

A Sharia Court in Kano State on Thursday remanded a 25-year-old man, Hassan Adamu, for stealing 15 cemetery iron signboards from a cemetery. The police charged Adamu, who resides in Unguwar Dabai, in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano with criminal trespass and theft. The defendant pleaded guilty to the two count charge. The Judge, […]

News

Man arraigned for allegedly slapping woman

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 June 2024 0

A 47-year-old man, Olawumi Odelanu, was on Friday arraigned before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly slapping a woman during a minor argument. Odelanu, whose address was not provided, was charged with assault. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendant allegedly […]

Crime

Man, 33, arraigned for allegedly stealing car worth N2m

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 June 2024 0

A man, David Oluwole, 33, was on Friday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla valued at N2 million. Oluwole, whose address was not provided, was charged with stealing. He pleaded not guilty, when the charge was read to him. The Prosecutor, Insp. Iyabo Oladoyin, told the court that […]

Top Stories

MAN, LCCI laud FG’s suspension of Expatriate Employment Levy

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 March 2024 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have commended the Federal Government for halting implementation of the Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL). Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director General, MAN, via a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, lauded the intervention of all stakeholders of government for their efforts in

News

MAN seeks discontinuation of expatriate employment levy

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 March 2024 0

…Says the levy’s unintended consequences on manufacturing sector humongous Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to give due consideration to challenges of manufacturing sector and direct the implementation of Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) be discontinued. The Director General, MAN, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said this on Tuesday in

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MAN knocks IMF on electricity subsidy removal

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By Motolani Oseni Manufacturers, under the auspices of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Thursday knocked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its role in electricity subsidy removal by the Nigerian government. MAN urged the federal government to consider the wider implications or spillover effect of the policy on individual manufacturers and the

Money

MAN, DIBAN call on FG to reverse sachet alcohol ban, risk N800bn loss

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 February 2024 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN) has expressed concern on the ban of alcoholic beverages in sachets and pet bottles less than 200ml, they stressed that it may cause manufacturers and other stakeholders across the food and beverages value chain to lose investments worth over N800 billion. […]

Crime

Man, 37, docked over alleged shop- breaking, N560,000 cash theft

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 February 2024 0

A 37-year-old man, John Nelson has appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged shop-breaking and theft of N560,000. The defendant, whose residential address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of Breaking, entry and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp Christopher Okoliko, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on […]

Crime

Man to die by hanging for car robbery

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 February 2024 0

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a man, Emmanuel Iwuno, to death by hanging for robbing a motorist of Toyota Highlander. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe convicted Iwuno for armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Abike-Fadipe also sentenced Iwuno to 21 years in prison for conspiracy to commit robbery. She held that prosecution sufficiently […]

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2024 may not have positive outlook for manufacturing sector -MAN

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 January 2024 0

BY OSENI OMOTOLANI The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria MAN has said that the outlook for the manufacturing sector in 2024 may not be positive, especially in the first half of the year. Mr Ajayi-Kadir projected that the year would be challenging, with subtle possibility of recovery from the third quarter. According to him, the envisaged […]

Crime

Man jailed 3 months for stealing cell phone

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 December 2023 0

A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, has sentenced a 27-year-old man, Tijani Abdullahi to three months imprisonment for snatching another man`s cell phone in a motor park. Abdullahi of Yimi Zuba Abuja, had pleaded guilty to a count charge of theft and begged the court for leniency. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, gave the convict […]

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Why Nigeria must prioritise investment in infrastructure -MAN

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 October 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Francis Meshioye, has charged the Federal Government (FG) to prioritise investment in infrastructure, introduce policies that would incentivize domestic production and make it more attractive against the imported finished products. Meshioye made the disclosure during a press conference ahead

Business

MAN demands halt on 2023 Fiscal Policy Measures to enable economic stability

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2023 0

By Joy Obakeye The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Francis Meshioye, has urged the federal government to suspend the 2023 Fiscal Policy Measures (FPMs) on excise duty and retain the 2022 -2024 excise duty roadmap as approved in the 2022 FPM, to foster stability in the affected sectors and their value […]

News

Deadly Sect Members After The Life A Young Man

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 May 2023 0

A same- sex relationship that’s gone sour, has made a young man, Onaiwu Ernest Egharevba Efe to run for his dear life. It was gathered that Ernest, was in an unholy same-sex relationship with one Alhaji Yusuf in Jos, Plateau State. The relationship according to our source was going on fine because Alhaji Yusuf Ali […]

Africa

Man arrested for allegedly defiling his 2-year-old daughter

Ihesiulo Grace 18 April 2023 0

A man has been arrested for allegedly defiling his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. He was arrested by the Police from Wanguru police station in Mwea East, Kirinyaga County, Kenya. According to Citizen Digital, the minor was reportedly left behind by her mother, after disagreement with her husband. Residents of Kiumbu village responded to the toddler’s cries, but […]