December 2015

NSDC Holds Sensitization Workshop for Sugarcane Outgrowers/farmers in Yola

Determined to keep sugarcane outgrowers abreast of developments in the sugar industry as well as address challenges confronting them, the National Sugar Development Council held a sensitization workshop for sugarcane outgrowers and other stakeholders in Numan, Adamawa State. The event which was declared open by the Executive Secretary of NSDC, Dr Latif Busari, ably represented […]

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NSDC Relocates to Permanent Office Building in Abuja

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has formally relocated to her newly completed and commissioned state-of-the-art office complex located within the Garki District of the Federal Capital Territory. Before the relocation, the Council and it’s staff operated from a temporary office located within the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF)

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FG Commissions First Sugarcane Bio-factory plant in Nigeria

Nigeria’s quest to attain global reckoning in sugar production got a major boost recently following the official commissioning of a state-of-the-art sugar cane bio-factory facility in Nigeria. The Sugarcane Bio factory which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, is located within the premises of the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), at the Ahmadu

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NSDC RECEIVES THE REPORT OF PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES

NSDC has received the report of Pre-Feasibility studies earlier commissioned for Four(4) different Sugarcane growing sites in the country. The pre-feasibility study serves as one of the many incentives to prospective investors to have some technical, climatological and economical information needed to take business decision. The sites are Guyuk, Mayo-Inne , Shelleng sugarcane growing areas; all

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Nigeria attracts N480bn investment for sugar production

In line with the country’s desire to grow the industrial sector, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has said the country attracted $3 billion (about N480 billion) investment into the sugar sector since the implementation of the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). The approval of the NSMP by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)

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