FG shuts down three Ogun factories over safety violations

Three factories successful the Ogijo country of Ogun State person been unopen down owed to information violations.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, ordered the shutdown of the factories connected Wednesday during an occupational information and wellness inspection.

The companies are African Refractory and Allied Products, African Non-Ferrous Industries Ltd., and Metalworld Recycling Ltd.

According to the minister, the companies had consistently disregarded required information rules contempt receiving ceremonial notices dated December 9, 2025.

He added that they failed to behaviour hazard grooming and besides did not supply Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, for workers.

“The factories failed to comply with directives. There was nary effect to the announcement and nary effort made to code the identified risks,” Onyejeocha said.

She besides disclosed that a fig of fatalities had been connected to the information failings, with immoderate incidents going unreported.

Onyejeocha emphasised that the authorities would not enactment up with carelessness that puts lives successful information and that the impacted businesses would beryllium taxable to penalties successful accordance with existent labour and information regulations.

The curate reiterated that adherence to information regulations is non-negotiable and cautioned concern operators to unafraid the required approvals earlier modifying production...