The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is calling on the Federal Government to make the Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025 measurable, saying the success of the new framework should be judged by what changes in factories and businesses, not simply by what is written in the policy. MAN President Francis Meshioye made the call in Lagos…
Aliko Dangote is preparing for another major expansion of his business empire, with plans to invest more than $10 billion in Africa’s power sector over the next three to four years while also taking his fertiliser business public in 2028. The announcements point to a wider shift in the Dangote Group’s strategy. Rather than focusing…
Nigeria’s headline GDP growth may be improving, but the country’s manufacturing sector slowdown is raising a different question: can economic growth continue without stronger industrial production? The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that the country’s industrial sector is losing momentum, with real industrial growth falling from 7.46% in Q2 2025 to 3.96% in…
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector recorded its strongest business performance of 2026 in August, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor from the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The improvement was part of a wider recovery in business activity. Nigeria’s Current Business Performance Index rose from 108.6 points in July to 112.7 points in August, its highest…
