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The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has signed a major Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SINOMACH, a Chinese conglomerate, for the development of a sugarcane cultivation and processing project capable of producing one million metric tonnes of sugar in the country. The MoU, which is an early fruit of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership—an initiative of […]

The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Joseph Utsev, has pledged to find solutions to the number of issues affecting the supply of water to sugar estates across the country.   The Minister said supporting the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) to achieve  its mandate in the area of self-sufficiency in sugar production is a task

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has been elected Chairman of  International Sugar Organisation (ISO)‘s Administrative Committee. This is one of the outcomes of the 64th Council Meeting of the ISO which took place in New Delhi, India. The Administrative Committee is responsible for overseeing and making recommendations

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has assured that the ongoing reforms by the Council and expansion plans by operators will make thousands of jobs available for Nigerians very soon.   Speaking in an interview with “Industry Tracker,” a publication of the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, has explained why the Council’s land development plan is focused on increasing yield per hectare with minimum inputs.   The NSDC boss told officials from Netafim who visited him in the office that such strategy will be put in place to achieve

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, has shared the long term goals of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) Phase II with the Governor of Kwara State, Mr. AbdulRahman AbdulRazak.   The NSDC Boss, who paid the Governor a courtesy visit at the Kwara state Governor’s lodge in

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, has said there would be commensurate consequences for good and bad behaviour as part of measures to instil discipline and sanity in the work place.   The NSDC boss said this on Tuesday during a sensitisation workshop for staff organised by the

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has informed the management of the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) that its planned target for land under cane in 2024 falls short of the Council’s expectation.   The NSDC boss who made this known in a roundtable discussion with the DSR management

The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Kamar Bakrin, has sought the support and collaboration of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) in driving investments into the sugar industry. Speaking in a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the NIPC on Friday, Mr Bakrin explained the mandate of the Council which