The Company was incorporated in Nigeria on 4 December 1948 under the name of PB Nicholas & Company Limited. Its name was changed to Alagbon Industries Limited in 1960. The company became a Public company in 1972 and was granted a listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The name was changed to Paterson Zochonis Industries Limited on 24 November 1976, and compliances with the Companies and Allied Matters Act, it changed its name to Paterson Zochonis Industries plc on 22 November 1990. And on 21 September 2006, the company adopted its present name of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc. The company is a subsidiary of PZ Cussons Plc, Manchester, UK. The principal activities of the group are the manufacture and sale of a wide range of consumer products and home appliances which are leading brand names throughout the country in detergent, soap, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, confectionery, refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, plastic containers and components.
