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  • Distributors deny substandard tricycle importation

    Tricycle distributors in Abuja have denied importing substandard tricycles into the country.

    They said all the Bajaj tricycle brought into the country are strong, durable and very reliable.

    A dealer, Chief Walter Onyebueke who spoke with reporters said Dubai Auto Gallery (DAG) Industries Nigeria Ltd which is the distributor of Bajaj in the country are importers of genuine products. He said the firm has one of the most extensive network of service teams spread across the country to support the riders and the products.

    Onyebueke said the specification of the imported products followed stringent quality and product standards. They are manufactured as per BS4 which are equivalent to Euro 4 emission standards.

    Earlier, the Chairman Tricycle operators FCT, Comrade Thomas Danjuma who initially lamented the poor quality of the Bajaj product, expressed confidence in the product.

  • Nollywood producers, distributors advised to shun films that debase societal values

    Industry stakeholders have called on producers and distributors in the Nigerian movie industry to eschew films and video works that erode values that define the African people.

    The stakeholders made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on the sideline of a conference on Film and Video Classification and Censorship in Onitsha, Anambra State.

    The event, with the theme, “The Dynamics of Online Movie and Video Contents”, was organised by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), from April 16 to 17, for filmmakers, distributors, investors and artiste.

    According to the stakeholders, films that reinforce violence and moral decadence have demeaning  effect on age-long values and acceptable ways of life, which may escalate juvenile delinquency.

    Mr Fidelis Duker, Chief Executive Officer of Nafifo Ventures, Organisers of Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF), said: “Everybody involved in making the film should ask if its contents reflects our culture and values as Africans.

    “We are all supposed to be self regulators to uphold our value system and morals as Nigerians, and not to wait for the NFVCB to compel us before we do the right thing.

    “At the point of conception when the scriptwriter has the idea, he should begin to  imbibe values, and the director should do the same.

    “The language used in a film, act of violence and nudity, send messages out to people, especially children, who may  apply them wrongly.

    “We are Africans and we will remain a people with strong moral values which need to be sustained and transferred to the younger generation,” he said

    Duker, who had earlier made a presentation on “Movie Contents and Classification: Projecting Value Systems through Censorship”, noted that many filmmakers still placed emphasis on profit above impact of their works on society.

    He advised that although the filmmakers are business persons who set out to make profit, there was need for them to be socially responsible, as they shape public opinions.

    He, therefore, urged filmmakers to always submit their contents to NFVCB for rating in other to safeguard the Nigerian child.

    Also, Mr Obiora Chukwumba, a Film Regulatory Consultant, told NAN that marketing and distribution needs to be given important attention if the Nigerian market would be sanitised of unlicensed and unclassified films.

    He called on film distributors to shun sharp practices and breaching of the censorship demands.

    “By the system of physical distribution of films, the distributor is directly in charge of the market, and if he is professional in his conduct, he will adhere to the ethics that guilds it.

    “He is to preserve the product, the market and make sure that there are no leakages.

    “The moment the distributors hold themselves accountable, they will determine what enters the market, and if any film does not carry the authorised classification label, it should not be allowed in the market,” he said.

    NAN reports that the conference was part of stakeholders’ education campaign of the NFVCB across the country, especially in film and video production hubs.

    It is aimed at making practitioners and the consumers to understand the essence of classification and censorship in the evolving Nigerian movie industry.

  • Dangote rewards distributors with SUVs

    Dangote Cement has rewarded its top 20 key distributors with Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) in the second batch of presentation of the vehicles to its leading distributors at the organisation’s head office in Lagos yesterday.

    The distributors who expressed delight at the gesture more so coming at this time of the year said the management of Dangote Cement had indeed shown that they are the leaders in the market not only in Nigeria but also in Africa.

    Speaking on behalf of others, Mr. and Mrs. Taiye Fajana of the Twins Faja Nigeria Limited, a leading distributor said they were surprise at the decision of the management of Dangote Cement to give them vehicle shortly after they have been paid mouth-watering bonus for the sales recorded during the year.

    According to them, no other cement firm has been so supportive of their distributors like Dangote cement saying the company was first to initiate promo in the cement industry with cash and other items given out freely.

    They recalled that the last promo during which many of their customers and dealers, across the country participated and were rewarded with free quantities of cement which were resold to make money and containers which have been serving a very crucial purpose of storing of the commodity.

    The distributors then urged other cement companies to take a cue from Dangote Cement’s sales model and reward system that guarantees sales increase and maximum profit for its distributors and dealers adding that they will sale more Dangote cement in 2019.

    Group Managing Director of the Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Kunle Alake who made the presentation on behalf of Chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote congratulated the customers and expressed the appreciation of the management of Dangote cement to them for their unalloyed loyalty to the Dangote cement brand.

     

     

  • Fed Govt seeks more energy distributors

    The Federal Government is seeking more investments in  distribution  to improve   electricity, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said.

    The government, he said, was working towards actualising its dream of making electricity generated in the rural areas, a commercial product.

    He said the government was committed to making generation, distribution and transmission of electricity  a business activity.

    The government, according to him, can only maximise the potentials in the sector, when it is able to sell what it produces.

    He said: ’’ We must be able to sell what we produce, because there is no gain in generating what you cannot distribute or supply to the people.

    Fashola, who spoke at the side line of the inauguration of 2xby 60 MVA 132/133 KVA in Odogunyan power sub-station in Ikorodu, Lagos, said energy distribution is vital to the growth of the industry, stressing that the government is targeting  more investments from it.

    According to him, the country requires more players in the distribution value chain, in order to be able to compliment the services of the eleven companies, approved by the Federal Government, to distribute power to the consumers in the country.

    He said the country was able to distribute 5,000 megawatts of electricity out of 7,000 megawatts of electricity that was generated in recent times, adding that the shortfall of 2,000Mw of electricity would have been avoided, if there is enough power destruction capacity on ground.

    Fashola said: ‘’At the moment, the country generates 7,000 Mw of electricity, while it is distrusting only 5,000 Mw of electricity. In the meantime, the country needs more capacity and capital in the distribution segment of the sector. That is where the country needs to focus its attention now, if Nigeria is to handle the industry as a business venture. We must be able to sell what we produce, because there is no gain in generating what you cannot distribute.’’

    He said the country would generate more electricity, adding that the power generation must be matched with distribution to achieve growth in the sector.

    The Minister said the country is expecting 240 Mw of electricity from Afam Power Plant, adding that the development will help in improving power generation in the country.

    Still on power, he said the government has created and executed 90 projects in Yola, and other parts of the country, adding that the idea would help improve supply of electricity.

    Similarly, LAGA CE Power Limited Managing Director,  Mrs Rhoda Afolabi, said her firm had in the past nine years built the power sub-stations in Ipaja, Odogunyan and two others, adding that Odogunyan sub-station will help improve electricity supply to the industrial areas.

    She said steel, manufacturing and other companies in Ikorodu will be able to access electricity through feeders on the sub-station.    She said the project ensures that 90 Mw of electricity would be release to the industries and other users in the area.

    She said his ministry inherited over 800 containers at the ports, on assumption of office in 2015, adding that the containers were not cleared due to poor finance.

    The inability of past government, Afolabi  said, to clear the containers, made it difficult for contractors in the power sector to get materials to work with.

    He said the ministry has been able to clear 500 containers, while at the same time, moved the equipment in those containers to sites where electricity is being transmitted and distributed in the country.

    He said the government would have by the end of 2018, expand the distribution capacity in the country, to boost supply iof electricity in Nigeria.

  • Onyeka Onwenu takes music distributors to court

    Onyeka Onwenu takes music distributors to court

    Veteran musician, Onyeka Onwenu was at the Lagos High Court yesterday, where her N205million suit against Iroking, a music and movie distributor was heard.

    The elegant stallion, as she is fondly called, had on Sunday, sent a public broadcast announcing her legal move over an alleged copyright infringement, which she described as “massive violation of my musical copyright dues and the illegal exploitation of my intellectual property.”

     She said: “For years, Iroking profited from the sale of my music, even after a two-year contract it signed with me had elapsed. For years, also, they denied that they were doing so, they denied that they had made any profits from their illegal exploits.

    “When they were caught in the lie, they wanted to settle but refused to show up for meetings.

    “Iroking as a Company is arrogant and has no regard for the people, Artistes whose works and labor have made them successful.

    “We are therefore suing to make a point. Artistes have a right to profit from their Intellectual Property and labor. Nigeria has Copyright Laws which ought to be respected. The music industry has been built up and sustained by artistes and entrepreneurs like me. I demand to be protected by the Laws of my Country. Iroking must pay for this violation.”

    Onwenu urged other artistes to be vigilant, and wake up to their rights, especially in the internet era.

    “It is also my hope that other Artistes will wake up and demand for what is due them. Many do not know that their music is being exploited on YouTube and other carriers. Some Record Companies are selling our music on the internet and claiming ownership of the Copyright. If only we would pay attention, Artistes would discover that while they had been doing all the creative work, investing in their careers and in the industry at large, someone else is collecting all the profit. Enough is Enough! Arise Nigerian artistes and take back what belongs to you. You have been cheated for far too long,” she said.

     

  • Lake rice: Lagos signs pact with distributors

    Lake rice: Lagos signs pact with distributors

    To ensure even and fair distribution of LAKE Rice Lagos State Government has sought the participation of major rice distributors  and signed agreement with the distributors in the transportation, distribution and marketing of LAKE rice.

    Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Food Security Mr. Ganiyu Okanlawon who signed on behalf of the Lagos State Government said the agreement would ensure that residents get LAKE rice not just from designated centres but also from the open market at the official government price.

    Okanlawon explained that the agreement which is valid for one year in the first instance and may be extended by mutual agreement in writing for additional period involves major distributors in various rice markets in the State which have the capacity to receive and distribute large tonnes of LAKE Rice during after the yuletide season.

    “The distributors shall transport and market LAKE Rice, engage in equitable distribution of the product by avoiding hoarding and other sharp practices and ensure all year round continuous and equitable distribution of LAKE rice”, he said.

    Noting that the need to ensure availability of the product to citizens is key in the State’s drive to attain food sufficiency, the Special Adviser stated that food production and self-sufficiency have been given priority attention at State’s policy and strategic level

    Okanlawon, who implored the distributors not to default in the agreement assured the distributors of Lagos State Government commitment to keep its end of the bargain.

    Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Olayiwole Onansanya explained the agreement sets out the terms upon which the parties will co-operate with each other for execution of the scheme.

    He added that the state government will verify claims of address and warehouse or shops of the distributors, approve all business plans before implementation and conduct regular monitoring visits with respect to capacity and effectiveness of the distributor.

     

     

    Responding on behalf of the distributors, the Iyaloja of Dalako Rice Market, Mrs. Ibilola Sholaja thank the State government for the opportunity given to distributors to be part of history in the sales of LAKE rice.

    She assured the State government that distributors will abide by the terms of the agreement.

  • BUA Cement rewards distributors with N100m

    BUA Cement has set aside about N100 million to reward distributors who surpassed sales target in the year.

    BUA Group Executive Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, said at the company’s yearly Distributors’ Forum and Awards, explained that through an expansion drive that would span across its production plants, the firm would double its production capacity.

    He said distributors who performed well would be rewarded with cash, cars and other prizes, adding that the group planned to increase its market share and penetration through efficient service delivery and operational framework.

    Defending the price of the commodity, Rabiu explained that the price of the commodity is cheap when compared with other African countries, especially with the declining value of Naira, adding that cement production is a challenging business.

    He, however, noted that despite the harsh operating environment, the company would continue to meet the aspirations of its stakeholders.

    He said: “We have embarked on an expansion drive and this will be completed in 2018. Cement business is a very challenging one, because it is a capital intensive business; but I want to assure you that our expansion project will be completed by the end of next year or at the beginning of 2018.”

    Presenting the gifts to the distributors, Rabiu said: “This award is our little way of celebrating you as you have been with us constantly throughout the year. Your loyalty to the brand has helped us to grow and we will continue to celebrate customers who have been there in this period of economic crisis.”

  • Nigerite fetes distributors

    Nigerite Limited, a building solution provider, is to invest in new lines of products and equipment in its expansion drive.

    Besides, the firm is to continue partnering with its distributors to boost their growth.

    The National Technical Sales Manager of Nigerite, Abimbola Banjo, said this known at Nigerite Distributors Forum in Lagos.

    He said the forum was to create a win-win situation where the distributors and Nigerite could further expand their businesses and make good profit.

    “We are going to improve on our network too because increasing the turnover and the output, you have to expand your scope, so we as a company, we are trying to expand our scope, get some more distributors in some other areas and ensure that we achieve our predicted turnover” Banjo said.

    He noted that the meeting was to get feedback from the distributors and look for possible ways to serve them better, adding that it was also an avenue to showcase the new product KalsiCeil Batten used as an alternative to wooden tie rods.

    According to him, the forum, which started last month, will run in Southwest cities, including Ogun State and Ilorin, Kwara State.

    “As part of our marketing activities and strategy, we have decided to be having regular meetings with our distributors to know how they are going about their businesses, to know some of the challenges that they are facing and to know how we can assist them in improving their performance and get feedback generally about our products,” he said.

    Banjo further noted that with the cordial relationship between Nigerite and its distributors, he was optimistic that they would continue to experience growth in their businesses.

    Expressing gratitude to the management of Nigerite Limited, one of the distributors, Ade Shaleye, said he was optimistic that the issues raised at the meeting would be resolved by the company.

  • NB to honour distributors, trade partners

    NB to honour distributors, trade partners

    Nigerian Breweries PLC will, today, reward distributors and trade partners across the country.

    The award, according to the company’s Corporate Affairs Adviser, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, will be given to distributors and key transporters, who excelled in their business partnerships with NB. last year.

    The event, which will hold in Lagos, would be  preceded by a distributors’ business meeting to recognise and reward excellent performance of the company’s distributors and transporters for the year. The awards will also provide the platform to evaluate the previous year’s business performance and communicate new business strategies to distributors.

    The awards categories include: National Volume Champion; National Volume Champion (1st & 2nd Runners Up); Regional Champions; Regional Volume Champion – 1st Runner Up; Regional Volume Champion – 2nd Runner Up. Others are: Millionaire Club (SKDs), who achieved between 1m and 1.99m cases); Millionaire Club (SKDs), who achieved between 2m and 2.99m cases) and Millionaire Club (SKDs) who achieved 3m cases and above.

    Prizes to be carted home by lucky distributors include brand new Mercedes Benz truck; Mitsubishi Canter trucks; Mitsubishi L200 double cabin; forklifts; sound proof generating sets; cash rewards and several free cartons of Nigerian Breweries products. Ekanem said apart from rewarding the distributors, the night was exceptional.

     

  • Dangote distributors get 150 trucks

    Dangote distributors get 150 trucks

    Dangote Cement Plc yesterday distributed over 150 brand new trucks free to its distributors to ease the distribution of cement to consumers across the country. This represents the first phase of the firm’s ‘Redistribution Fleet Empowerment Programme’ under which it plans to give over 250 new targets in the next phase.

    During the inauguration of the trucks in Lagos, its Group Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Oare Ojeikere, said the gesture was aimed at ensuring that customers get products on a timely basis, while also empowering distributors for their efforts.

    He said the trucks came at no cost to the distributors, adding that what was required was for them to reach a certain volume of sales in three years and get the trucks for keeps. “We are giving away 150 trucks in all; this is just one phase. Our biggest customers will get 20 tonnes trucks to ease their burden, while the next category of customers will get 15 and 10 tonnes trucks,” he said.