When Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago spoke of building an inclusive and lawful food system in Niger State, some may have taken it as the usual rhetoric that accompanies political declarations. However, what has quietly unfolded beneath that vision is a transformation that could redefine livestock production not just for the…
Read MoreThe Management and Staff of Niger Foods have congratulated the Executive Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, on the occasion of his third anniversary in office. In a statement issued on Friday , the company commended Governor Bago’s “Farmer Governor” vision, describing it as a transformative agenda that has…
Read MoreThe First Lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated the 2026 farming season and distribution of mechanisation support equipment to farmers across the 25 local government areas of Niger State. The inauguration, which attracted many dignitaries including ministers, the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), members of…
Read MoreEarlier today, the Governor commissioned a shea nut processing factory in Kudu, Niger State. The factory was established by Salid Agriculture, a privately driven investment supported by Nexim Bank. The Governor, aside from granting the company a three-year tax break, has included Salid Agriculture in the Niger State Agro-Processing Zone…
Read MoreA delegation from Uttam Sucrotech Consortium, a sugarcane production and value chain experts from Brazil and India have paid a visit to the Emir of Minna, Umar Faruk Bahago to intimate him about plans to cultivate 150,000 hectares Sugarcane and sugar production in NIGER STATE The delegation which was led…
Read MoreNiger State Government has sealed a partnership agreement with an International Agricultural Company, Jade Partners for the production of sesame on 5,000 Hectares. The agreement was sealed in conjunction with Niger Foods and Security Systems and Logistics Ltd at the Government House Minna. The project, supported by the Niger State…
Read MoreIn furtherance of initiatives that leverage the food security emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed's Tinubuadministration last year, Niger Foods in partnership with the Nigeria Sugar Development Council has made another bold step to revive the USD2.5B Nigeria Sugar Industry in Nigeria and thereby promote food Security and rural Industrialisation.…
Read MoreThe Niger State Government has secured a two and half billion naira (N2,500,000,000) agreement with the National Agricultural Development Fund NADF for the cultivation of Rice, Soya Bean, Maize, and Sesame in the next dry season farming. The agreement was signed at the NADF Office, Bank of Agriculture Headquarters Abuja.…
Read MoreIn a significant step towards transforming agriculture in Nigeria, Niger Foods has entered a groundbreaking collaboration with Innovative Solutions for Decision Agriculture (iSDA) to boost extension through the delivery of AI-powered advisory services to farmers in the Niger State. This is aligned to the Farmer Governor’s vision of revolutionizing agriculture…
Read MoreNiger State Government has signed a $2 billion Memorandum of Understanding with a Turkish company, Direkci Group, for the off-taking of Soya Beans in the State. The agreement was signed at the Niger State Government House, Minna in the presence of farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, officials of Direkci Group,…
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