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Nigerian Breweries to begin production in Onitsha March 2012
The Nigerian Breweries Plc will commence full-scale production of its brands in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, before the end of March next year. Speaking at the event, the leader of the delegation and Managing Director of Life Brewery, Mr. Wilson Nubi, said that the company had acquired 99.9 % shares of the Life Breweries and will commence full production before the end of the first quarter of next year. Nubi stated that the visit was to officially brief the monarch on the development and the inherent benefits of playing host to the Nigerian Breweries, adding that it will further stimulate economic activities in Onitsha and the entire Anambra State.
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