P&G Begins Manufacturing Safeguard Soap In Nigeria In Partnership With NHPIL

In partnership with NHPIL Limited, Procter & Gamble Nigeria has begun manufacturing the anti-bacterial soap Safeguard at NHPIL’s facility in Lagos. According to company officials, the partnership with NHPIL represents a long-term investment by P&G in Nigeria that has already resulted in creation of 70 jobs. P&G Nigeria is the company’s business hub in West and Central Africa, and NHPIL hopes to expand its relationship with P&G in the years ahead. “We are looking forward to taking our partnership with P&G from good to great,” said Deeprak Kacher, managing director of NHPIL, which also has operations in Ghana, Dubai, Spain, Singapore, India and the U.K.