It was gathered that a myriad of factors such as access to foreign exchange, unavailability of raw materials and the need to observe social distancing in the factories were responsible for the decision of the management of some companies in the sector to lay off workers.
The acting Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Ambrose Oruche, told our correspondent that breweries were going through a hard time because most of their warehouses were loaded with goods they could not sell. “Now, hospitality businesses are shut down and the bars have not been allowed to reopen. They have a workforce they will pay and they also integrate backwards to the agricultural sector where they are sponsoring farmers in sorghum production.”
According to him, the only thing delaying the redundancy of the workers is a need to discuss terms and conditions with the labour union. “The possibility of getting raw materials has gone down. Because of social distancing, companies with about 20 lines of production cannot run more than seven, meaning that many people are now idle, which is not productive enough.
Fire will burn some people from earth.......
Buhari Govt just keeps messing shit up... 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Ahhh....we just discovered water during the lockdown.