manufacturing

Supporting manufacturing for national empowerment

Supporting manufacturing for national empowerment

BY ARIZE NWOBU Manufacturing is the very essence of the secondary sector of the economy. It entails the production of goods through the use of labour, machines and tools and in other ways. It helps in the modernisation of agriculture, which is primary and foundational in economic growth and development.  Manufacturing leads to urbanisation, job […]
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Manufacturing expo attracts 3,000 foreign, local participants

Manufacturing expo attracts 3,000 foreign, local participants

Over 3000 international and local equipment manufacturers from Germany, Turkey, Indonesia, Italy and China including member-companies from multinationals, large, Small and Medium Industries, SMIs, have confirmed participation for the 2018 edition of the Nigeria Manufacturing Equipment, NME, Expo.

Q3’17: 22 manufacturing companies borrow N839.2bn

Q3’17: 22 manufacturing companies borrow N839.2bn

Amidst the country’s economic recovery phase and inability to raise long term capital from the Nigerian capital market, top 22 manufacturing companies listed across the sub sectors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE were constrained to borrow about N839.2 billion in expensive and short term loans from banks and other financial institutions to bridge funding gaps, in the nine months financial period ended September 30 (Q3’17), 2017.