The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) was established in May 1971 to provide a common voice for manufacturers and a focal point of consultation between industry, government, and the public.

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Advocacy

Current issues shaping manufacturing advocacy

MAN tracks policy, regulatory, fiscal, trade, infrastructure, and operating-environment issues that affect manufacturers, then channels members' concerns into structured engagement with government and relevant institutions.

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Issues MAN continues to monitor and escalate

Manufacturers operate in a policy environment that changes quickly. MAN keeps these issues visible through research, member feedback, consultative meetings, memoranda, press engagement, and direct intervention where member operations are affected.

  • Macroeconomic policies that influence cost of production, access to credit, and exchange-rate stability.
  • Fiscal and tax issues, including multiple taxation, tariff interpretation, levies, and duty administration.
  • Trade and import policies affecting access to industrial inputs, machinery, spare parts, and export competitiveness.
  • Regulatory bottlenecks involving standards, compliance, ports, customs, logistics, and public-sector processes.
  • Infrastructure constraints, especially power, roads, gas, water, ports, and industrial zones.

Member issues to policy action

MAN converts evidence from manufacturers into coherent positions for stakeholder engagement.

Policy Monitoring

Continuous tracking of policy decisions and implementation practices that influence manufacturing operations.

Member Feedback

Structured collection of member concerns through branch, sectoral, and subsectoral channels.

Direct Engagement

Escalation of priority issues to the appropriate agencies, committees, and decision makers.