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MAN urges FG to relax conditions attached on textile fund

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2018 0

The Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadri, has appealed to the Federal Government to relax the tough conditions attached to disbursement of the Textile Intervention Fund. He said that the appeal became necessary due to the bureaucracy and strict

Sex Talk

Sex Talk – What Most Women Fantasize About

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2018 0

Women’s sexual fantasies do not always reflect what they want in real life, according to a recently published study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine (Orwig, 2014). For example, while a large proportion of women in the study said they fantasized about being dominated in some way, half of those women specifically indicated that they […]

News

Orgnised private sector kicks against implementation of PIGB Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

The Organised Private Sector (OPS), has arched its brow and strongly kicked against the downsides of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) being deliberated on at the National Assembly. The OPS which represents businesses and enterprises of all sizes in all sectors of the economy, has a membership strength of over 15, 000 enterprises in […]

Crime

Man, 42, accused of impregnating Pry 5 pupil

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki A 42 year old man, James Aleke has been accused of raping and Impregnating a primary five pupil of Central School Obobo, Ishieke in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi state. Aleke, a married man without a child reportedly laid ambush on Chinasa Agbo, 14, on her to Nkwor Market in the […]

Business Economy

Reasons commodities prices still high amid improved economy- MAN chief

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2017 0

Frank Jacob, an industrialist, and president of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said Friday that the prices of domestic commodities still remain high because the naira-dollar exchange rate is still high. Jacob told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that manufacturers are still burdened by the high cost of importation, as the current exchange rate […]

Energy

MAN: Poor electricity costs sector N130bn in the first half of 2016

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2017 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the cost of independent power generation in the manufacturing sector increased by more than 100 per cent from N58.8 billion in 2015 to N129.9b in 2016, representing a total increase of N71.13b. The development, according to MAN, was due to the instability in electricity supply from the national […]

Business

MAN wants 5% interest rate for manufacturers

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2017 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is concerned about the interest rate in Nigeria. The president of the association, Dr Frank Jacobs Udemba, who disclosed this at the MAN annual media luncheon in Lagos, noted that one of its major focus for the year 2017 is advocacy for a concessionary interest rate of five percent […]

Crime

Man, 29, remanded in prison for alleged attempt to murder father

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2017 0

An Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded Jeremiah Bamidele, 29, in Agodi prison for alleged attempt to murder his father. The accused of Bamidele’s Compound in Idi- Ayunre area, Ibadan, is facing a four -count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping, demand with menace and attempt to murder. The prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Ogunremi, told the court […]

Capital Market

MAN members to enlist on NSE

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2016 0

…to raise capitals for economic growth The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Dr Frank Jacobs has confirmed that at least three of their members are currently working with the NSE on enlisting on the Exchange. According to him, The MAN’s move to collaborate with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is fostered from the […]

Business

Cobham Appointed NACCIMA Director General

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

Barrister Emmanuel Cobham a lawyer, journalist, broadcaster, and administrator has been appointed as the new Director General of Nigerian Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture. An official statement from NACCIMA said Cobham is endowed with an excellent inter-personal, communication, and administrative skills: “He bestrides the public and the private sector

Nigeria

MAN Lauds FG on Electricity Tariffs Reduction

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun State Chapter, on Thursday commended the Federal Government for reducing electricity tariff by 50 per cent. The President of the association, Mr. Wale Adegbite, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota that the “step was a welcome development’’. Adegbite said that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)