NSDC boosts sugar production to generate forex

Date: 2022-09-22

The Executive Secretary, of the National Sugar Development Council, Mr Zacch Adedeji, has said the council is implementing measures to make Nigeria's sugar sector globally competitive.

According to a statement, Adedeji said would boost foreign exchange into the country and create employment in the country.

The NSDC Boss said through the implementation of the Nigerian Sugar Masterplan, the council had attracted huge investments into the sugar sector under its Backward Integration Programme.

He said, “The Federal Government, through the National Sugar Development Council is committed to building a globally competitive sugar industry that would boost the local economy, provide jobs for Nigeria's teeming youth population and position Nigeria as a net exporter of the commodity.

“We at the council are not resting on our oars in our resolve to revitalise the nation's sugar sector as we have continued to come up with sound measures and strategies that would accelerate our drive to attain sugar self-sufficiency.

“In our resolve to address the dearth of qualified indigenous manpower and professionals to drive the sugar industry, we established the now famous Nigeria Sugar Institute in Ilorin, Kwara state.

“The institute has commenced the training of young Nigerian graduates both in field and factory operations through an exchange programme with famous sugar institutes like the National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, India as well as the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, in Mauritius.”

He added, “It is indeed gratifying to state here that Nigeria has since surpassed its sugar refining capacity, and our immediate action plan as a forward-thinking agency of government is to replicate the successes achieved in the area of refining in field operations, which we all know is the heart of the Backward Integration Programme.”

According to him, the council was working towards boosting local production of the commodity to meet local demands and possible export in the years ahead.

He said, “In my last meeting with our major operators, we all agreed to focus more attention on the BIP component of the NSMP.

“So, we have resolved to match words with action, especially as it relates to meeting set targets and timelines. We are racing against time and would no longer entertain excuses from our operators on fulfilling their own part of the bargain.

“Sugar BIP was adopted as a special presidential project which implied a renewed interest, focus and oversight of the Presidency on the Programme.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ridwan Agboola     Federal Allocation     Adesoye College     Hassan Saliu     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Shuaib Jawondo     Oyelere Oyinloye     Onilu     Saka Keji     Saka Abimbola Isau     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Labaeka     Kunbi Titiloye     Baba Issa Awoye     Transition Implementation Committee     Okanlawon Taiwo     Plat Technologies     Bello Bature     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Okin Biscuits     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Rasaq Jimoh     Ronke Adeyemi     Sa\'adu Gambari     Shuaibu Yaman     Yakubu Shaaba     NIPOGA     Labour Party     General Hospital, Ilorin     Mike Omotosho     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Sarah Alade     Post-utme     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Rafiu Ibrahim     Tayo Alao     Agor Market     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Afonja     Danhawa     Babatunde Idiagbon     Oke-Ode     Usman Yunusa     Shade Omoniyi     Yakub Lai Gobir     Split Diamond Interchange     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Abdullah Janet Amudat     MMWG     Dairo Kunle Paul     Press Release     Hassan A. Saliu     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Nigeria Customs Service     Temi Kolawole     Women Radio     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Alabe     Facemasks     Kwara United     Saka Onimago     N-Power     Amada Jidda     Minister     Amina El-Imam     Muhammed Aliyu     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Umar Ayinla Saro     Kwara South     Ganiyu Taofiq     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Abubakar Atiku     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Isiaka Oniwa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abiodun Oyedepo     KWATMA     Ilorin Emirate     Mustapha Olanipekun     Lanre Badmus     Gbemi Saraki     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Hussein Oloyede     Hajj     Amusa Bello     Ijakadi     Adegoke Bamidele     Minimum Wage     Local Government     Metro Park     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     NSCIA     Isiaka Yusuf     Babaloja-General     Kwara United     Offorjama     Bello Oyebanji     Muritala Olarewaju     Iponrin     Adesoye     Durbar     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Ope Saraki     CCB     Oro Grammar School     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Bolakale Saka     Salihu S. Yaru     BECE     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Barakat Community Secondary School     ENetSuD     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Gobir     Shaaba Lafiagi     Sanusi Abubakar     Www.Kwarareports.com     Aso Ofi     3MTT     Asa     Oye Tinuoye     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     IDPU     Radio SBS     Kola Olota     Michael Ologundea     Kolade Solagberu     Tunji Folami     Yakubu Danladi     Sheikh Ariyibi     MalHub     Okin High School     Bankole Omishore     Kwara Apc     Iliasu     Bola Magaji     Ishaq Salman     Sunday Popo-Ola     Ayo Salami     Moremi High School     Yoonus Lawal     Wahab Agbaje     Solomon Edojah     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Omu-aran     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Haleeman Salman     Sodiya     Saheed Popoola     Olokoba Sulyman     Alfa Modibo Belgore