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TimesLIVE
29-07-2025
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Bature Brewery taps into Nigeria's R125bn beer market
To the sound of Afrobeats in an open-air pub at its headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria's Bature Brewery is working to wean more customers off the big brands and onto its locally inspired craft beers. Globally the craft beer market is forecast to triple to more than $250bn (R4.49-trillion) by 2033, research from Business Research Insights finds, as craft producers win over customers from the brands of the major international companies AB Inbev, Guinness and Heineken. "We know there is more demand," Bature co-founder Kevin Conroy said. "Our goal is to get to 500 locations selling our products by the next 18 months. We are aiming to be doing 100,000 litres per month by next year." The 500 locations compare with 70 now. Bature Brewery, which began operations in Abuja in 2017 and is the biggest of Nigeria's craft brewers, produces 22,000 litres monthly, including locally inspired flavours such as Harmattan Haze, Lagos Lager and Mango Disco. Its efforts to persuade more people to drink its beer, which costs up to six times more than mass-market bottled beer, include investing in draft dispensers in hotels, bars and restaurants. To help ensure supply, Bature has installed diesel power and a water treatment plant to tackle sometimes erratic power and water supplies, and it has also installed new fermentation vessels and other equipment at its Lagos plant. Other challenges in Nigeria include the devaluation of the naira that has raised the cost of imported raw materials.
Zawya
07-02-2025
- Health
- Zawya
Nigeria: Tinubu approves 65 years retirement age for doctors, healthcare workers
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. Dr Mannir Bature, national publicity secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the coordinating minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, has been directed to formally present the approval to the council on establishment through the office of the Head of Service for finalisation. He said the policy shift was conveyed by Pate during a high-level meeting with the NMA President, Professor Bala Audu, and key stakeholders in the health sector. Bature said the meeting also had in attendance the leadership of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). He said discussions centred on progress made regarding the welfare of doctors and other healthcare professionals in Nigeria. According to him, the coordinating minister confirmed that the arrears resulting from the adjustment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) are set for payment. 'The necessary funds have been secured, and disbursement to beneficiaries will commence soon,' he said. Bature quoted the minister as saying that President Tinubu has approved the correction of consequential adjustments for both CONMESS and the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), arising from the implementation of the new minimum wage. 'The process to effect this correction is at an advanced stage, providing much-needed relief to doctors and other healthcare workers' he said. He said following an extensive review initiated by the NMA, approval has been granted for the implementa tion of new tariffs for healthcare service providers. 'This will particularly benefit members of the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners and Nurses (ANPMPN), ensuring better financial remuneration and sustainability for healthcare services nation-wide,' he said. Bature said the coordinating minister expressed appreciation for the patience and collaboration of all stakeholders, reaffirming the Federal Government's commitment to improving the welfare of all healthcare workers. He said attendees at the meeting renewed their commitment to work together in advocating for the welfare of healthcare workers and ensuring the full implementation of key reforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NMA has championed increasing the retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 years to address brain drain, improve knowledge transfer and for quality healthcare delivery. Copyright © 2022 Nigerian Tribune Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
