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- 29 Apr 2025
UK’s Manufacturing Africa and TLG Capital Join Forces to Boost Nigerian Manufacturing
The UK’s Manufacturing Africa programme has formed a strategic partnership with investment firm TLG Capital to enhance funding opportunities for Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. L-R: Director, Head of…
- 26 Jul 2014
How B2B eCommerce, CET Will Support Manufacturing Value Chains
IDC Manufacturing Insights on Friday announced a new report, “Supporting the Customer Lifecycle for Manufacturing Value Chains”. In the new report, IDC Manufacturing Insights looks at the subject of…
- 25 Jun 2021
Study Finds Additive Manufacturing as Playing Significant Role in Digital Transformation
With 3D printing making an impact on the digitalization of manufacturing and the disruption of industries, a new study by HP in partnership with 3dbpm Research found that additive manufacturing (AM)…
- 14 Jul 2015
Quality Tops Business Priority for Manufacturers-. IDC Report
As global manufacturers grapple with how to employ a unified product and service innovation approach to best succeed in today's global economy, IDC Manufacturing Insights embarked on a survey to…
- 8 Oct 2014
IT Steers Middle East, Africa's Manufacturing Sector Growth
IT spending by manufacturers in the three core manufacturing countries of the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa, is set to grow almost 40% over the next five years,…
- 28 Jan 2015
IDC Says IoT Will Dramatically Transform Manufacturers PS&O In 2015
International Data Corporation (IDC) Manufacturing Insights asserts that the Internet of Things (IoT) is on track to dramatically transform manufacturers' products, services, and operations…
- 19 Jan 2017
3D Printing to Disrupt Selected Manufacturing Techniques- DHL
DHL in its Trend Report, ‘3D Printing and the Future of Supply Chains,’ said that 3D printing will disrupt selected manufacturing techniques. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM),…
- 9 Jan 2014
IDC Manufacturing Insights’ Supply Chain Strategies Predictions for 2014
IDC Manufacturing Insights hosted a web conference on Wednesday, “IDC Manufacturing Insights 2014 Predictions: Supply Chain Strategies” highlighting the top 10 predictions for the year ahead.…
- 26 Jan 2015
New IDC PlanScape Tips Future Factory As Smart Manufacturing Based
The venerable factory is an important competitive weapon in the digital economy. According to Robert Parker, group vice president at IDC Manufacturing Insights, "Smart manufacturing programs can…
- 4 Mar 2014
IDC Launches Manufacturing Commerce Strategies Research Advisory Service
The International Data Corporation (IDC) Manufacturing Insights, at the weekend, launched the Manufacturing Commerce Strategies Research Advisory Service to examine the key trends, technologies and…
- 16 Jan 2014
Manufacturers' Product, Service Strategies Becoming Increasingly Global From 2014
The International Data Corporation (IDC), Manufacturing Insights hosted a web conference “IDC Manufacturing Insights 2014 Predictions: Product Lifecycle Management and Aftersales Service Strategies”…
- 26 Apr 2018
NBC to Withdraw Idle STB Manufacturing Licenses
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked all the Set Top Box (STB) manufacturers to deliver or risk punitive sanctions. STB manufacturer makes set top box- a hardware device that…
- 27 Sept 2020
Nigerian Manufacturing Sector Contracts for 5th Consecutive Month – CBN
The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in September stood at 46.9 index points, indicating a contraction in the Nigerian manufacturing sector for the fifth month. This was disclosed by…
- 27 Oct 2015
NBC Lauds Firms' $1Bn SetTop-Box Manufacturing Plant Deal
Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has expressed its delight over a mega setTop-boxes manufacturing plant to be estimated in Nigeria at over $1billion cost. The manufacturing plant…
- 14 Apr 2015
Public or Private Cloud Adoption in Manufacturing Sector Grows - IDC
The transition to "cloud also" or "cloud first" is well under way for manufacturers around the globe according to new survey results from IDC. In fact, in the United States, 41% of…
- 17 Mar 2014
IT Maturity Increasing Among MEA Manufacturers-IDC
With Middle East and Africa (MEA) manufacturers showing considerable enthusiasm for IT and comfortably outspending their counterparts in Central and Eastern Europe, the sector is well set for a…
- 29 Jul 2013
Nearly 80% of Manufacturers to Develop Mobile Apps in 2013, Study Shows
The International Data Corporation (IDC) Manufacturing Insights has announced the availability of a new report, “Business Strategy: Looking Forward to the Corporate Application Store”. The report…
- 28 Jun 2020
Experts Seek Technology Adoption for Manufacturing Sector
Worried by lack of automated processes in the manufacturing sector of the country, technology experts have advocated for a collaborative approach in ensuring that the sector adopts the use of…
- 5 Dec 2025
Manufacturers Block More Ransomware, But Data Theft Surges - Sophos Report
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced new findings from the Sophos State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2025 report.…
- 12 Aug 2025
RMRDC Urges Investors to Patronise Research Outputs, Embrace Domestic Resource Based Manufacturing
The Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is wooing Nigerian investors to patronise its research outputs by embracing domestic resource based manufacturing that would end Nigeria’s…
- 18 Feb 2017
Manufacturers Accuse Banks of Forex Racketeering
Nigerian manufacturers have accused commercial banks in the country of engaging in foreign exchange racketeering, which has been fuelled by acute shortage of hard currency in the economy, according…
- 13 Jan 2014
Africa Poised to Emerge World Low-Cost Manufacturing Hub-IDC
The latest analysis from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Manufacturing Insights points to the way that the amount of investment flowing into African countries and the number of global brands…
- 19 Feb 2024
FG, Cement Manufacturers Reach Agreement to Sell 50Kg @ N7000 to N8000
Federal government and cement manufacturers have agreed on a N7,000 to N8,000 per 50 kg bag of cement to halt the astronomical rise in the price of the product. This agreement was part of a deal…
- 29 Mar 2022
B2B e-Commerce Boosting the Manufacturing, Distribution Value Chain
As increasing demand for groceries and essential goods continues to push manufacturers to double up capacity, B2B e-Commerce platforms are increasingly becoming a strategic force to be reckoned with…
- 30 Jun 2023
Over 68% of Manufacturers Hit by Ransomware Had Their Data Encrypted - Sophos Survey Reveals
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has announced a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2023,” which…
- 21 Jun 2026
BoI's EIB-Backed Financing Accelerates Fidson's Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Growth
Fidson Healthcare Plc has commended the Bank of Industry (BoI) for its pivotal role in facilitating concessionary financing that is accelerating the growth of Nigeria's pharmaceutical manufacturing…
- 29 Jul 2016
Programos Foundation Urges Manufacturing Industry to Adopt Technology
Programos Foundation, a Nigeria based non-governmental organization, which specializes in the grooming of entrepreneurs has made a case for manufacturers in the country to adopt Information…
- 28 Jun 2026
ALTON Backs NCC’s Local Smartphone Manufacturing Drive to Widen Digital Access
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has declared support for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’s) push to promote local smartphone manufacturing in the…
- 9 Aug 2016
Obabori, Red Star CEO Harps on Manufacturing Sector Development
Mr. Sola Obabori, chief executive officer of Red Star Plc., has reiterated the need to encourage the manufacturing industry to drive the country’s economic reforms, in order to make Nigeria…
- 13 Mar 2023
BoI, NCDMB Sign MoU to Build In-country Capacity for Manufacturing of Oil, Gas Components
The Bank of Industry (BoI) and the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop local capacity for the manufacturing of oil and gas…