Investment
Agricultural and food industry investments
Nigeria Unveils $7.1 Billion Sugar Plan
Nigeria needs about $7.1 billion over 10 years to lift sugar output above 2 million tonnes a year and end reliance on imported raw sugar, …
FG Courts Private Investors for Livestock Processing
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has urged private investors to put money into dairy, meat processing, leather and fodder, saying livestock already contributes …
Africa's Bank Pushes Farms Toward the Market
At the continent's biggest farming forum, the African Development Bank and African ministers argued that emergency food handouts have run their course, and that market-driven …
Nigeria Plans a Livestock Hub for Each State
The Federal Government has unveiled a plan for species-specific Livestock Development Centres across Nigeria, built as commercial clusters rather than government farms. Each state would …
Adamawa Backs Farms in a ₦5.6bn Package
Adamawa State has approved more than ₦5.6 billion for agriculture, infrastructure, education and security, tying farm spending to the fight against insecurity in a state …
A Bank Bets on Farm Exports
FirstBank is convening its fifth Agric and Export Expo in Lagos this September, gathering policymakers, exporters and agribusiness leaders around one goal: turning more Nigerian …
Africa Chases a $1 Trillion Food Economy
Africa is being urged to build a $1 trillion food economy by 2030, with Nigeria cast as a linchpin. Beyond farming, its food brands, restaurants, …
A Sesame Giant Rises in Kano
Kano has commissioned one of Nigeria's largest grain and sesame processing plants, built by the Kewalram Chanrai Group. The factory can process 40,000 tonnes of …
Nigeria's $296bn Ocean Prize Goes Begging
Nigeria could unlock a blue economy worth up to $296 billion, yet weak funding and policy gaps are leaving the opportunity on the table. Fisheries …
Nigeria and the Dutch Target a Vegetable Gap
Nigeria cannot grow enough vegetables to meet its own demand, and the Netherlands is stepping in with seeds, greenhouse know-how and investors. From a Lagos …
The South East Bets Capital on Farm Startups
A regional commission is putting money behind young agribusinesses. The South East Development Commission has backed 25 startups under a $50 million venture capital programme, …
FEC Bets $900m on Food Value Chains
The Federal Executive Council has approved about $900 million in financing for agriculture, channelling money into rural training, agro-processing zones and value chains. Officials say …
Washington Eyes Nigeria's Livestock
The United States has opened a fresh push to deepen agricultural trade with Nigeria, sending a livestock expert to Abuja and pitching American technology and …
Nigeria Bets on Farm Tourism
Nigeria is blending farming with tourism to pull jobs, visitors and investment into rural areas. The government has unveiled a 40-hectare International Agritourism Village near …
Nigeria Takes Its Food Trade to Paris
Flour Mills of Nigeria partnered the French government at the 2026 Paris International Agricultural Show, anchoring a Nigerian pavilion backed by Dangote, BUA and two …
A Data Pact to Sharpen Farm Spending
Nigeria's farm-financing fund and its statistics bureau have signed a deal to pool and harmonise agricultural data, aiming to steer investment and policy with credible …
A $12bn Food Merger Reshapes West Africa
Two agribusiness heavyweights, Singapore's Wilmar and Nigeria's TGI Group, are merging their Nigerian and Beninese food operations into a 50:50 venture addressing a market worth …
Nigeria Rolls Out a Mechanisation Blueprint
Nigeria has unveiled a national mechanisation policy and a mega tractor assembly plant that could build 2,000 to 4,000 units a year. The goal is …
Nigeria Plans to Build Its Own Tractors
Nigeria has unveiled a national mechanisation policy and investment strategy, with plans for a mega tractor assembly plant that could build up to 4,000 tractors …
Nigeria Turns to the Sea for Food
Nigeria's oceans, rivers and coasts stay largely untapped even as it imports fish and loses foreign exchange. Officials and investors are now pushing a blue …