Safety footwear firm to unveil expanded ultra-modern factory

Following its recent strategic investment from Aruwa Capital Management and successful participation at the Nigerian Oil & Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) in Bayelsa, Yikodeen, Nigeria’s leading indigenous footwear manufacturer, will officially unveil its newly expanded manufacturing facility at a grand recommissioning event on June 24, 2025.

The unveiling represents a landmark achievement in Nigeria’s local content promotion by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and positions Yikodeen as home to the most technologically advanced safety footwear production facility in West Africa.

The recommissioning ceremony, to be held at the company’s manufacturing headquarters in Lagos, will reveal the culmination of months of intensive equipment installation, facility upgrades, and workforce training.

Industry leaders, government officials, and media representatives have been invited to witness this significant step towards a more self-reliant and globally competitive Nigerian manufacturing sector, with Yikodeen leading the transformation.

As a testament to the NCDMB’s support for local manufacturing and capacity development, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has been duly appointed as the Special Guest of Honour at the recommissioning of the Yikodeen Factory. His presence at the event will not only underscore the Board’s commitment to deepening Nigerian content in the oil and gas industry but also further solidify the strategic partnership between NCDMB and Yikodeen as the only approved safety footwear manufacturer and supplier in the sector.