The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has announced that Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, a former Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), will be the distinguished guest speaker at its 6th Adeola Odutola Lecture. The announcement was made by MAN President Mr. Francis Meshioye during a press briefing on the association's 54th Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled to take place in Lagos from October 5 to October 7, 2026. The AGM will focus on the theme 'Leveraging National Industrial Policy to Position Nigeria as Africa's Industrial Hub.' Meshioye stated that the Adeola Odutola Lecture will serve as the principal platform for interrogating the AGM's theme, providing an opportunity for manufacturers, government, policymakers, and development partners to examine how the National Industrial Policy can move from aspiration to measurable industrial growth.
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