Nigerian Breweries Plc inaugurates state-of-the-art Maltina Skills Acquisition Centre in Kaduna
Nigerian Breweries Plc- Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has commissioned a state-of- the-art Maltina Skills Acquisition Centre in Kakuri, Kaduna, as part of efforts to empower people of its host communities. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony in Kaduna, the Deputy Governor, Kaduna State, Hadiza Balarabe, described the milestone as not just the inauguration of a physical edifice but the birth of new opportunities, dreams, and pathways to economic independence for countless young people across the state. “The impact of this center will extend far beyond its walls. As these young people gain skills and economic independence, they will contribute to the growth of our local economy, strengthen their communities, and inspire others to follow similar paths of self-development,” Balarabe said. While expressing profound appreciation to the management of the company for the remarkable CSR initiative, she noted that the centre stands as a demonstration of the company’s commitment to sustainable development and dedication to the communities in which it operates. “What Nigerian Breweries has accomplished here resonates deeply with the vision and priorities of Senator Uba Sani’s administration. The Kaduna State Government acknowledges the significant importance of acquiring modern skills, especially in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and other relevant industry skills in today’s world, in addition to formal education. By equipping our youth with these practical, market-ready skills, this centre will play a crucial role in transforming job seekers into job creators, fostering self-reliance, and significantly reducing unemployment in our state,” she said. She expressed the administration’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for private and corporate organisations to operate, grow, and contribute to Kaduna’s shared prosperity. Also speaking at the occasion, the Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, described the commissioning of the project as a milestone achievement in the company’s journey toward sustainable development and economic empowerment. Essaadi further described the project as a testament to the company’s commitment to enriching lives and building a future of opportunities, particularly for the youth and women in Kakuri community. He explained that the skill acquisition centre was built as a response to the demand of rapidly evolving world which considers skill development as key driver for economic transformation. “Unemployment and underemployment remain significant challenges, particularly among our youth and women. The skill acquisition centre addresses these critical challenges by empowering individuals with practical and marketable solutions. Enhancing self-reliance, fostering entrepreneurship and contributing to the broader economic growth of the region,” he said. According to him, the centre is designed to offer training in various vocational skills, including tailoring, shoemaking, catering, hairdressing, ICT and other trades and other trades that are essential for financial independence. He therefore urged beneficiaries to seize the golden opportunity by leveraging the training as the beginning of a transformative journey towards economic independence,and personal growth. Also speaking, the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamali who was represented by the District Head of Makera, Alhaji Shehu Tijani, commended the company for the immense support extended to the community over the last six decades through empowerment of its women and youth and other laudable initiatives including the construction of the skills acquisition centre. While thanking the company for fostering a cordial relationship with the community, Bamali noted that many youths and indigenes of the community have at one time or the other benefited from the goodwill of the company through internship opportunities, sponsorship of quranic recitation among others. He therefore appealed to the management of the company to continue to support the take-off of the centre by providing the necessary maintenance that would keep the facilities in good shape
Nigerian Breweries’ Sade Morgan named Corporate Affairs Director for Heineken Africa & Middle East
Nigerian Breweries Plc- Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has announced the appointment of Sade Morgan as the Corporate Affairs Director, for Heineken Africa & Middle East (AME) region. Her appointment takes effect on 1st May, 2025. The appointment was conveyed in a statement signed by the Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi on Friday, April 4, 2025. Morgan, who is currently Nigerian Breweries Corporate Affairs Director, has been elevated to a global role at Heineken, succeeding David Paterson and becoming the first regional national from AME region to hold this senior leadership role. In this role, Morgan joins both the Heineken Global Corporate Affairs Leadership Team and the Heineken AME Management Team to continue to drive the Corporate Affairs strategy in advancing the growth agenda and protecting reputation for HEINEKEN in AME. Since joining NB Plc in 2018 as Corporate Affairs Director, she has led high-stakes regulatory and fiscal engagements in a dynamic operating environment, driving a robust optimal business climate agenda for the Nigerian business, mitigating significant excise tax increases and securing a more viable regulatory framework. More recently, she played a key role in managing the temporary suspension of operations in select breweries in Nigeria, ensuring seamless stakeholder engagement and business continuity. Beyond her role in regulatory affairs, she has also provided strategic leadership in advancing Heineken’s Brew a Better World sustainability ambitions and goals in Nigeria. Morgan was recently awarded the 2025 Outstanding Corporate Spokesperson of the year in the 2nd edition of the Nigerian National SpokesPersons Award, and Corporate Communications Professional of the year at the 2024 Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards. Morgan is a highly accomplished corporate executive with a remarkable 27-year track record of driving business growth, managing risk, and leading high-performing teams across various industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, tobacco, and beverages. A lawyer, corporate affairs and communications professional, her impressive track record speaks for itself, with wide cross-geographical experience and a passion for building winning teams and empowering women. Sade started her career as a lawyer in 1993 and has since worked with top Nigerian law firms and multinational companies honing her skills in resolving complex business issues across diverse sectors. In her current role as Corporate Affairs Director for Nigerian Breweries Plc, a position she has held since December 2018, Sade has been instrumental in shaping the company’s corporate governance, regulatory affairs, reputation management, and sustainability strategies. Her expertise spans legal, regulatory, and business leadership roles, having served as Legal, Public Affairs and Communications Director at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company as well as other various roles within the company including Executive Committee and Board member. She has also served as Legal Director and EEMEA Regulatory and Marketing Counsel for British American Tobacco’s global operations. A distinguished alumnus of prestigious business schools IMD and INSEAD, Sade holds honors degrees in Law from Obafemi Awolowo University and the Nigerian Law School. She is a respected member of the Institute of Directors, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, and she pioneered the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (Nigeria) as its first Chairperson. Beyond her corporate achievements, Sade has played a pivotal advisory role in shaping public policy on business regulation and corporate governance in Nigeria. Her exceptional leadership and expertise have influenced decision-making in the consumer goods, beverages, and tobacco sectors, cementing her reputation as a champion of ethical practices and corporate responsibility within the private sector. Prior to joining Heineken, she had worked as Legal, Public Affairs & Communications Director at Nigerian Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, where she played a pivotal role in regulatory and stakeholder engagement, crisis management, and corporate reputation strategy. Before then, she also held senior legal, corporate affairs and regulatory roles at British […]
Nigerian Breweries Plc appoints Uzo Odenigbo as Corporate Affairs Director
Nigerian Breweries Plc- Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has announced the appointment of Uzodinma Odenigbo as the Corporate Affairs Director of the company. Odenigbo succeeds Sade Morgan who has been elevated to a global role as Heineken’s Corporate Affairs Director, Africa, Middle East and Africa. The appointment, which takes effect from May 1, 2025, was recently announced by the Managing Director of the company, Hans Essaadi. Since joining NB in 2017, Odenigbo has been responsible for Public, External & Government Affairs, first as Public Affairs Manager for the South of Nigeria. He has subsequently led the critical public affairs agenda pan-Nigeria while also providing strategic direction for the Regional Corporate Affairs Managers. Significantly, he delivered a comprehensive stakeholder engagement and communications framework as part of the project team for implementation of the 2024 Nigerian Breweries business recovery plan, achieving zero business disruption and negative media coverage amongst other critical outcomes. As part of his personal development plan, he was in July 2024 selected for an important Short Term Assignment (STA) as Corporate Affairs Director, Brarudi, where he joined the local Management Team. Between July 2024 and March 2025, he successfully led the Corporate Affairs agenda for Brarudi, driving the launch of a reputation campaign anchored on sustainability, elevated internal communications with positive impact on climate scores, championed the Optimal Business Climate agenda with concrete results on export, local sourcing and the ongoing advocacy to avoid negative excise impacts from tax harmonization in the EAC region. Over the period in Burundi, he further enhanced the CA team capabilities and operationalized the 2025 CA playbook to position the team to meet critical deliverables even after his return to Nigeria. Uzo holds an MBA and a PhD in Mass Communications with a passion for building emotional connections, discoverin
Shareholders laud NB Plc on efforts to return to profitability amidst economic challenges
Shareholders of Nigerian Breweries Plc- Nigeria’s foremost brewing company- have commended the Board and Management of the company on their efforts to return the company to profitability amidst challenges confronting the Nigerian economy. This position was held at the 79th Annual General Meeting of the company which took place virtually on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Speaking during the meeting, the newly appointed board chair, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mrs. Juliet Anammah, noted that it is good to see that the decisive actions taken by the company to deal with economic and business realities in 2024 were already yielding positive results. Anammah who expressed profound appreciation to the shareholders for their patience, trust and unwavering support during the challenging period, stated that although the company did not pay dividend in the year under review, the net profitability recorded in the last quarter of the year represents a step in the right direction and the result of the successful execution of the business recovery plan in 2024. This has placed the company on the path that will result in the resumption of dividend paymen in the not too distant future. “With the success of the rights issue coupled with the return to profitability in the last quarter of 2024, we are convinced that Nigerian Breweries is on the right path to improving its financial position and ensuring sustainable value creation for shareholders and other stakeholders”, she explained. While expressing optimism about improvement in consumer spend in 2025, she noted that the company was ready to consolidate its leadership in the market by taking advantage of any market growth notwithstanding the aggressive competitive environment that has chracterised the commercial beverage sector for some years now. A shareholder, , Ahmed Batula, praised the Board for steering the company through a turbulent period and helping to return the business to profitability. Batula stated that the Board has demonstrated immense capacity by ensuring that both loal and foreign debts were reduced significantly from the capital that was raised from the rights issue. Another shareholder, Robert Ibekwe, stressed the need for the leadership of the company to continue to manage the business efficiently such that it can quickly return to the era of dividend payment to its shareholders. Siyanbola Adetutu, also a shareholder, gave kudos to the company for ensuring gender diversity at both the Board and Management level.
Nigerian Breweries Plc Acquires Remaining 20% Minority Shares in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited

Nigerian Breweries Plc (“NB”) hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”), its shareholders, and the investing public that it has acquired the remaining 20% shareholding in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited (“DWSN”). The full acquisition follows the execution of a sale and purchase agreement with the DWSN minority shareholders, Ekulo International Limited and Next […]
Notification of Approval of Basis of Allotment of Rights Issue

Nigerian Breweries Plc (the “Company”) is pleased to notify its esteemed shareholders and the Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”) that the Company has received the clearance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the allotment of 20,706,894,542 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at ₦26.50 Kobo per share under its recently concluded Rights Issue. The […]
Notice of the Appointment of a Substantive Board Chair: Mrs. Juliet Anammah

Nigerian Breweries Plc (the “Company”) is pleased to notify its esteemed shareholders and the Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX”) that at its Board of Directors (“Board”) meeting which took place today, the 12th of December 2024, Mrs. Juliet Anammah was appointed as the substantive Chair of the Board effective the 1st of January 2025. She takes over from Mr. Sijbe “Siep” Hiemstra […]
NB Plc gets regulatory approval to extend N599.1Billion Rights Issue to Friday October 18, 2024

Lagos (Nigeria), October 11, 2024 Nigerian Breweries Plc, the foremost brewing company in Nigeria, has announced an extension for the acceptance period of its N599.1 Billion rights issue to Friday, October 18, 2024. The extension follows regulatory approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the acceptance period for the right issue closed today, […]
Nigerian Breweries Plc Signs Agreement with Konexa to Support 100% Renewable Energy Transition in Lagos, Ama Breweries

Lagos (Nigeria), October 11, 2024 In its drive for a 100% renewable energy transition for two of its breweries, Lagos and Ama Brewery, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, Nigerian Breweries Plc, has signed a historic power purchase agreement with Konexa, a UK-based energy developer and investor. This bold step aligns with its business strategy and ‘Brew […]
Nassarawa Teacher, Esomnofu Ifechukwu Emerges 2024 Maltina Teacher

…Wins N10 million Grand Prize Lagos (Nigeria), October 11, 2024 Esomnofu Ifechukwu of Crown Grace School, Mararaba, Nassarawa State, has emerged the winner of the 10th edition of the coveted Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition at the Grand Finale held in Lagos on Friday, October 11, 2024. Ifechukwu, who was adjudged the 2024 Maltina Teacher of the Year, […]