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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has observed with deep concern the renewed enforcement by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, of a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small PET bottles, describing the development as a serious regulatory misstep with far-reaching economic and governance implications.
Its Director-General, Wale Smatt-Oyerinde, on Tuesday in Lagos said that a blanket ban was not the solution to the problem.
At the Senate public hearing held on Monday, representatives of Organized Labour, led by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), alongside NECA, expressed their strong opposition to the Bill.
This is as the association warned that the country’s industrial relations system is nearing a breaking point.
NECA’s Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made this known in a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, expressing concern about the potential economic impact of the union’s ongoing strike.
The Director General of NECA, Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde, stated this in an interview on a Channels Television programme: “The Morning Brief,” on Tuesday.
The Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, commended the two state governments in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.
The Director General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call in a statement he issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
Director General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale Oyerinde, who gave the position, said state governments have received enough support from the Federal Government to be able to implement the N70,000 minimum wage signed into law in July 2024.
NECA’s Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, who made the call in a statement on Thursday, said that such misinformation was tantamount to economic sabotage.
Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, the Director-General of NECA, said this when he spoke with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.
The presence of expatriates in Nigeria’s labour market can sometimes lead to challenges such as unfair competition, potential exploitation of local labour, and a drain on resources. Without proper regulation, there is a risk that local talent may be overshadowed or sidelined, hindering the country’s long-term development goals. The EEL serves as a mechanism to regulate the employment of expatriates, ensure that their presence complements, rather than undermines, the efforts to build a skilled indigenous workforce.
NECA also presented NLNG with the Elimination of Child Labour in the Workplace Award and a recognition award for its contribution to the conference.
NECA Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, inaugurated the group on Tuesday, in Lagos.
Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General of NECA gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the new Ministers to ensure focused and urgent action to change the economic narratives of the country.
NECA Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said this in a statement Wednesday, in Lagos.
NECA’s Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the commendation in a statement issued Thursday following Tinubu’s signing of four Executive orders.
The Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smart Oyerinde, made the call in a statement he issued on Monday.

