Fed Govt To Stop Multiple Revenue Agencies   Following persistent outcry of the Nigerian Organised Private Sector against multiple taxation from the three tiers of government, has hinted of an impending plan to shrink the number of revenue collection agencies in a bid to boost ease...

Nigeria Imported N1.5trn Raw Sugar In Six Years   Nigeria’s importation of raw sugar rose to N1.54tr between 2017 and 2022, an analysis of quarterly reports of the country’s foreign trade reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The reports indicated that the...

Sugar Self-sufficiency Plan will be Driven by Modern Technology, Data - Adedeji The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr Zacch Adedeji, has said the year 2023 will be dedicated to the data-driven, vigorous pursuit of Nigeria's self sufficiency in sugar production. Speaking...

Importation Of Raw Sugar Gulps N410.6bn In 12 Months   Raw sugar to the tune of N410.6 billion was imported to Nigeria in one calendar cycle from the second quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, reports by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...

Buhari Launches $73m Sugar Infrastructure Intervention Plan By Rahma Olamide Oladosu     President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a $73 Million Infrastructure Intervention Plan to drive growth in the sugar sector. President Buhari said the launch was in line with his determination to diversify the nation’s economy through the...

In 7 Years, Sugar Sector Gets N200bn Investments - NSDC   The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has said N200 billion investments have been made in the sugar sector on the Backward Integration Programme (BIP) in the last seven years. The programme, a 10-year blueprint designed for...