By 2018, three-quarters of materials and products from Guinness Nigeria Plc would be developed from Nigerian sources as
the Nigerian subsidiary of Diageo Plc moves to deepen its Nigerian root
and drive growths with Nigeria-based innovations and resources.
Guinness Nigeria was established in 1962 with Nigeria being the first
country to have a Guinness brewery built outside of the British Isles.
It remains one of the earliest listed companies on the Nigerian Stock
Exchange (NSE).
At a pre-annual general meeting media briefing in Lagos, managing
director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr. Peter Ndegwa, said one of the
priorities of the company is to increase its local content
from the current 43 per cent to 75 per cent in the next three years.
This will have multiplier effect of increased jobs and opportunities for
Nigerian small and medium enterprises and suppliers.
