₦airaland Forum

thesicilian:
I didn't see the US giving out top jobs in multinational companies to foreigners after the Haliburton scandal

Sure,Theres a racist element involved too.

Pidgin2:
And every single qualified Nigerian will run these companies down? As all companies led by Nigerians have been run down before based on your logic

Unilever is yet to recover from what happened under Rufus Giwa.

Cadbury is yet to recover from what happened under Bunmi Oni.

UAC was the biggest Nigerian company before the indigenisation policy in the early 70s, but now Nigerian managers have made the company a shadow of her self.

The combined profit of all the companies in UAC group is not up to that of just Dangote Sugar Refinery plc.

thesicilian:
Why are they giving out our jobs to foreigners?

The last Nigerian to manage Nigerian Breweries was Mr Festus Odimegwu. He was forced to resigned because of the uproar his support for Obasanjo's third term bid caused.

He took the matter seriously to the extent that he was campaigning for it. During the annual general meeting, the shareholders had to voice their displeasure at his behaviour.

Before a Nigerian will head NB Plc, it will take time, or maybe not.

Kobicove:
To the poster directly above me...

The last time that post was given to a Nigerian he tried to drag the company into partisan politics during the "Obasanjo Third term agenda" for his own selfish gains

Exactly.

The parent company wouldn't want to risk such again.

sunnyside16:
Expatriate taking jobs in Nigeria since 1914

Nigerian Breweries is a Multi national corporation based in the Netherlands.

We are not even talking about the very influential NB Board Chairmanship and both officio and ex-officio executive Board positions perpetually given to Nigerians

stevecantrell:
Since the Cadbury scandal involving the Nigerian ceo, Mr ***** ***. Top jobs in most multinational coys in this country are reserved for expatriates.

Lever Brothers (Unilever) R G
Cadbury B O
Nigerian Breweries F O


In that order

mmsen:
They are the largest single shareholders and they're the ones with the technical expertise.

Besides, their primary function is to make money.

I don't think we should attack them but rather question Nigerians who refuse to put their money/intelligence to good use to build viable competition.

Rather we are selling our companies like Sona Brewery, Life Brewery and Consolidated Brewery to foreign owned Nigeria Brewery

thesicilian:
Why are they giving out our jobs to foreigners?

Because Heineken owns Nigerian breweries and Heineken is a foreign company.

thesicilian:
Why are they giving out our jobs to foreigners?

How many Nigerians can compete favorably in the labour market

thesicilian:
Why are they giving out our jobs to foreigners?

It is their company and they are giving their key jobs to their people

AK481:
No bank in Nigeria makes profit after salary and wages more than Nigerian brewery

Really? Are you assuming or this is based on your research? Anyway. Nigeria breweries don't make one third of bank annual profit. See example of their first quarter return:

http://www.brandish.com.ng/nigerian-breweries-posts-n11billion-profits-first-quarter-2017/


http://dailypost.ng/2017/04/30/zenith-bank-posts-n44bn-profit-tax-q1-2017/

emmanuelewumi:
Rather we are selling our companies like Sona Brewery, Life Brewery and Consolidated Brewery to foreign owned Nigeria Brewery

Heineken have been in operation longer and have a global presence, therefore greater access to capital and deeper pockets.

It would take some form of legislation as well as fiscal reform before the smaller indigenous breweries would be able to really compete.

It's not entirely their fault that they are having to sell. Smaller companies are usually absorbed by the big fish, that's how the big fish stay big and eliminate the competition.

mmsen:
You didn't know that 'Nigerian' Breweries is 37% owned by Heineken? The Nigerians involved just collect their dividends.

heineken owns 54% controlling shares in Nigerian Breweries & 53% in Consolidated Breweries (which actually makes them subsidiaries of Heineken), they just left it as nigerian breweries for the sake of brand equity. That is why the MDs have always been Dutch since after Festus Odimegwu.

mmsen:
Heineken have been in operation longer and have a global presence, therefore greater access to capital and deeper pockets.

It would take some form of legislation as well as fiscal reform before the smaller indigenous breweries would be able to really compete.

It's not entirely their fault that they are having to sell. Smaller companies are usually absorbed by the big fish, that's how the big fish stay big and eliminate the competition.

The small Breweries should have merged or opted for payment in form of shares in NB, but they preferred cash payment.

emmanuelewumi:
The small Breweries should have merged or opted for payment in form of shares in NB, but they preferred cash payment.

I'm sure some of them must have had the foresight to take shares in NB.

Pidgin2:
And every single qualified Nigerian will run these companies down? As all companies led by Nigerians have been run down before based on your logic

I heard a while back from someone who worked there that as soon as they had their first Nigerian M.D, the dude started to run down the place. In her words, Nigeria Breweries would never again appoint a nigerian M.D.

higgs:
Festus Odimegwu ran NB Plc competently.Where he erred was in getting involved in partisan politics while still MD.

True

johnie:
Lever Brothers (Unilever) R G Cadbury B O Nigerian Breweries F O

In that order

Hahaha.....youre in the zone !

thesicilian:
Why are they giving out our jobs to foreigners?

go carry the job give mallam naa. U managed nigeria airways, Nigeria railway, NEPA, Police, water board, NNPC etc. I wish British will come back.

thesicilian:
Hmmn.
This is quite revealing. So you mean we are basically living a lie with respect to our so called indigenous markets? Kindly go ahead with the bolded part please.

We'll I guess that may be deduced by some. As promised, this is the list of companies/brands that are marketed under the auspices of being a Nigerian brand but are foreign-owned:

-Guiness Nigeria which is owned by Diageo which is a foreign company. These are some of the brands they own which are considered quintessentially Nigerian:

1. Orijin
2. Guiness stout
3. Harp
4. Malta Guiness
5. Orijin Bitters


-Unilever Nigeria, owned by Unilever which is a British company that was originally called 'United Company Africa'. This company owned the land which was the Lagos Colony (comprises much of modern South West Nigeria/yoruba land) with the Royal Niger company. They sold it to the British government in circa 1887. The brands that Unilever Nigeria sell to Nigerians include:

1. Omo washing powder

thesicilian:
Hmmn.
This is quite revealing. So you mean we are basically living a lie with respect to our so called indigenous markets? Kindly go ahead with the bolded part please.

In case you wondered, Nigerian Breweries are owned by Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., a Dutch company. The brands they own are:

Star Lager (launched in 1949) Pale Lager

Gulder lager beer (1970) Pale Lager

Legend Extra Stout (1992) 7.5% ABV Extra Stout

Heineken Lager (June 1998) Premium Lager

Goldberg Lager (October 2011)

Life Continental Lager (October 2011)

Star Lite Lager (February 2014) Pale Lager

Ace Passion Apple Spark (December 2014)

33 Export Lager (January 2015)

Williams Dark Ale (January 2015)

Turbo King Stout (January 2015)

More Lager (January 2015)

Breezer (January 2015), in three varieties of fruit-flavoured bacardi drink

Ace Roots (April 2015)

Star Radler (July 2015)

Ace Rhythm (September 2015)

Star TripleX (September 2015)

Strongbow Cider (November 2015)

Alcohol-free drinks

Maltina (1976), in three varieties, namely Maltina Classic, Maltina Strawberry, and Maltina Pineapple;

Maltina Sip-it (2005), in Tetrapak;

Amstel Malta (1994).

Fayrouz, in pear, pineapple and exotic flavour (2006)

Climax Energy drink

Malta Gold (October 2011)

Himalt (January 2015)

Maltex (January 2015)


In terms of the other foreign companies, as promised here's the list:

1. Diageo is a foreign owned company that own the popular 'Guiness Nigeria'. There brands I'm the Nigerian market include:

-Origin
-Origin Bitters
-Guiness stout
-Guiness stout extra move
-Harp

2. Unilever Nigeria owned by the British company Unilever. They were formally 'United Company Africa' and themselves along with the Royal Niger company, owned the former Lagos Colony which comprises much of modern day Yorubaland. This was sold to the Britain in circa 1887. The brands Unilever Nigeria own are:

-Omo washing powder
-Key soap
-Royco bouillon
-Lipton tea
-Blue Band margarine
-Pears baby care goods
-Vaseline petroleum jelly
-Lux soap
-Close Up toothpaste

They also own Mr Biggs through united Africa company

3. Airtel which are owned by the Indian company Bhati Airtel

4. The Ghanaian company Kasapreko plc own the Nigerian brand Alomo Bitters

5. Emirates Telecommunications Company is a UAE multinational company that own Etisalat Nigeria. They also have the Etisalat brand in the middle east

6. MTN Nigeria is owned by the South African company, the MTN group

7. Shoprite Nigeria is the Nigerian subsidiary of Shoprite Holdings Ltd, a South African retail firm established in 1979 by South African Billionaire Mr Christo Wiese

8. Medview Airline is owned by the Saudi Arabian businessman, Sheik Abdulmohsen Al-Athunayan (Chairman)

9. FrieslandCampina is a Dutch company that owns the Nigerian brand 'PEAK Milk'

10. Barcelos are South African owned

11. Jumia are French-owned and were previously known as the 'Africa Internet Group' who are partly owned by the Rocket Internet group which is German-owned


There are many more but this is what I know of for now. I hope it helps.

Nigeria Breweries Plc call us for the second stage of the recruitment process...

I have great interest in working with the organization...

heo88:
In case you wondered, Nigerian Breweries are owned by Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., a Dutch company. The brands they own are:

Star Lager (launched in 1949) Pale Lager

Gulder lager beer (1970) Pale Lager

Legend Extra Stout (1992) 7.5% ABV Extra Stout

Heineken Lager (June 1998) Premium Lager

Goldberg Lager (October 2011)

Life Continental Lager (October 2011)

Star Lite Lager (February 2014) Pale Lager

Ace Passion Apple Spark (December 2014)

33 Export Lager (January 2015)

Williams Dark Ale (January 2015)

Turbo King Stout (January 2015)

More Lager (January 2015)

Breezer (January 2015), in three varieties of fruit-flavoured bacardi drink

Ace Roots (April 2015)

Star Radler (July 2015)

Ace Rhythm (September 2015)

Star TripleX (September 2015)

Strongbow Cider (November 2015)

Alcohol-free drinks

Maltina (1976), in three varieties, namely Maltina Classic, Maltina Strawberry, and Maltina Pineapple;

Maltina Sip-it (2005), in Tetrapak;

Amstel Malta (1994).

Fayrouz, in pear, pineapple and exotic flavour (2006)

Climax Energy drink

Malta Gold (October 2011)

Himalt (January 2015)

Maltex (January 2015)


In terms of the other foreign companies, as promised here's the list:

1. Diageo is a foreign owned company that own the popular 'Guiness Nigeria'. There brands I'm the Nigerian market include:

-Origin
-Origin Bitters
-Guiness stout
-Guiness stout extra move
-Harp

2. Unilever Nigeria owned by the British company Unilever. They were formally 'United Company Africa' and themselves along with the Royal Niger company, owned the former Lagos Colony which comprises much of modern day Yorubaland. This was sold to the Britain in circa 1887. The brands Unilever Nigeria own are:

-Omo washing powder
-Key soap
-Royco bouillon
-Lipton tea
-Blue Band margarine
-Pears baby care goods
-Vaseline petroleum jelly
-Lux soap
-Close Up toothpaste

They also own Mr Biggs through united Africa company

3. Airtel which are owned by the Indian company Bhati Airtel

4. The Ghanaian company Kasapreko plc own the Nigerian brand Alomo Bitters

5. Emirates Telecommunications Company is a UAE multinational company that own Etisalat Nigeria. They also have the Etisalat brand in the middle east

6. MTN Nigeria is owned by the South African company, the MTN group

7. Shoprite Nigeria is the Nigerian subsidiary of Shoprite Holdings Ltd, a South African retail firm established in 1979 by South African Billionaire Mr Christo Wiese

8. Medview Airline is owned by the Saudi Arabian businessman, Sheik Abdulmohsen Al-Athunayan (Chairman)

9. FrieslandCampina is a Dutch company that owns the Nigerian brand 'PEAK Milk'

10. Barcelos are South African owned

11. Jumia are French-owned and were previously known as the 'Africa Internet Group' who are partly owned by the Rocket Internet group which is German-owned


There are many more but this is what I know of for now. I hope it helps.

Thanks. It does help. In more ways than you can imagine.

Pointblank09:
Nigerian Breweries is a Multi national corporation based in the Netherlands.

Thank you sir

heo88:
-Unilever Nigeria, owned by Unilever which is a British company that was originally called 'United Company Africa'. This company owned the land which was the Lagos Colony (comprises much of modern South West Nigeria/yoruba land) with the Royal Niger company. They sold it to the British government in circa 1887.

You got Unilever got mixed up with UAC.

Unilever was formerly known as Lever Brothers.

Their popular brands include(d):

Omo
Pepsodent
Close-up
Dove
Lifebuoy
Sure
Surf
Vim
Vaseline
Lux
Sunlight
Annapurna
Lipton tea
Planta margarine
Blue Band Magarine
Royco
Knorr



UAC is the colonial company you referred to.

It was formerly United Africa Company hence the name UAC.

UAC is actually related to Unilever in that it took over some of the businesses of Unilever. Check Wikipedia for United Africa Company.

UAC brands include

Gala
Supreme Ice Cream
Mr. Biggs'
Gossy spring water
Grand soya oil
Dulux paints

johnie:
You got Unilever got mixed up with UAC.

Unilever was formerly known as Lever Brothers.

Their popular brands include(d):

Omo
Pepsodent
Close-up
Dove
Lifebuoy
Sure
Surf
Vim
Vaseline
Lux
Sunlight
Annapurna
Lipton tea
Planta margarine
Blue Band Magarine
Royco
Knorr



UAC is the colonial company you referred to.

It was formerly United Africa Company hence the name UAC.

UAC is actually related to Unilever in that it took over some of the businesses of Unilever. Check Wikipedia for United Africa Company.

UAC brands include

Gala
Supreme Ice Cream
Mr. Biggs'
Gossy spring water
Grand soya oil
Dulux paints

I didn't really mix them up and here's why:

UCA Nigeria were a company owned by United Africa company whigh later became a subsidiary of Unilever, and was founded in 1931.

In 1943 it became known as United Africa company Ltd and remained dormant until 1955. At this point it started acquiring, over a period of five years, a large part of the business of UAC International.

In 1960 C.W.A. Holdings Ltd, England also a subsidiary of Unilever, acquired the interest of UAC International in the company.

Further reorganisation concluded in 1973 and resulted in the acquisition of a number of wholly owned fellow subsidiaries of C.W.A. Holdings.

Following reorganisation, the company conducted the acquired businesses as operating divisions, which are now in voluntary liquidation.

The company took the name UAC of Nigeria Ltd in 1973.

In compliance with the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Act 1972, 40 percent of the company's share capital was acquired in 1974 by Nigerian citizens and associations and in accordance with the provisions of the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Act 1977, an additional 20 percent of the UAC's share capital was publicly offered in 1977, increasing Nigerian equity participation to 60 percent.

The name UACN Plc was adopted in 1991

heo88:
I didn't really mix them up and here's why:

UCA Nigeria were a company owned by United Africa company whigh later became a subsidiary of Unilever, and was founded in 1931.

In 1943 it became known as United Africa company Ltd and remained dormant until 1955. At this point it started acquiring, over a period of five years, a large part of the business of UAC International.

In 1960 C.W.A. Holdings Ltd, England also a subsidiary of Unilever, acquired the interest of UAC International in the company.

Further reorganisation concluded in 1973 and resulted in the acquisition of a number of wholly owned fellow subsidiaries of C.W.A. Holdings.

Following reorganisation, the company conducted the acquired businesses as operating divisions, which are now in voluntary liquidation.

The company took the name UAC of Nigeria Ltd in 1973.

In compliance with the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Act 1972, 40 percent of the company's share capital was acquired in 1974 by Nigerian citizens and associations and in accordance with the provisions of the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Act 1977, an additional 20 percent of the UAC's share capital was publicly offered in 1977, increasing Nigerian equity participation to 60 percent.

The name UACN Plc was adopted in 1991

You have a superior argument.