Nigerian Breweries Plc
27 Dec
Nigerian Breweries Plc. has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the nation’s cultural richness and unity by sponsoring the 2024 Calabar Carnival and Festivals. Known as Africa’s largest cultural celebration, the festival is a vibrant showcase of art, music, dance, and diversity, attracting thousands of participants and visitors worldwide. This year’s theme, "Our Shared Prosperity," highlights…
25 Dec
All roads led to Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, recently, as it hosted Amstel Malta’s 30th anniversary celebration. The event, which held November 30, 2024, brought together industry leaders, celebrities and consumers in a showcase of the brand’s incredible journey of three decades.
15 Dec
The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has announced the appointment of Juliet Anammah as the substantive chairman. Her appointment becomes effective January 1, 2025. She succeeds Sijbe “Siep” Hiemstra, who has been acting as the board chairman in an interim capacity since the start of the year. According to…
10 Oct
The Nigerian Breweries/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund has donated a digital language laboratory to Keke Senior High School, Agege, Lagos, in honour of Adeola Adefemi, winner of the 2023 Maltina Teacher of the Year (MTOY) competition.
1 Aug 2024
Net foreign exchange losses due to the currency crisis and related macroeconomic challenges have continued to take huge tolls on the profitability and overall performance of companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), leading to a combined loss of N723.8 billion by five companies in half year (HI) of 2024 alone. These five listed…
5 Jun 2024
Nigerian Breweries Plc has completed the acquisition of a majority stake, 80 per cent, in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited
17 Apr 2024
Just last week, Nigeria’s local manufacturing sector was dealt a huge blow as one of the biggest brewers in the country, Nigerian Breweries, announced that it is suspending operations in two of its nine breweries.
14 Apr 2024
The country’s manufacturing sector has further suffered more setbacks as one of its biggest players, Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc, has suspended operations in two of its nine breweries.
7 Apr 2024
It is a known fact that the need for organisations in Nigeria to be more socially responsible to communities around them has witnessed some growth, as several organisations are responding positively in different ways to engaging its external stakeholders.
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