Nigeria

3000ha oil palm plantation to create 5,000 jobs in Edo
- Tribune
- 28 February 2023
Fayus Nigeria Limited has commenced the development of a 3,000-hectare plantation in Ugbeturu Community, Owan West Local Council in Edo State, Nigeria
Nigeria : la société Fayus entame le développement d’une palmeraie de 3 000 hectares dans l’Etat d’Edo
- Agence Ecofin
- 22 February 2023
Une filiale du groupe américain Fayus Inc. a entamé l’installation d’une plantation de palmier à huile sur une ferme de 3 000 hectares située dans la zone de gouvernement local d’Owan Est de l’Etat d’Edo.
Bauchi: Farmers sue govt over allocation of 10,000 hectares of land to Tiamin Rice
- The Sun
- 19 January 2023
A group of farmers and pastoralists from Zindiwa Community in Nigeria's Bauchi State are suing the state government over the allocation of 10,000 hectares of farmland to Tiamin Rice limited.
Ikun Dairy Farm: Ekiti pays N21m compensation to landowners
- PM News
- 15 January 2023
Nigeria's Ekiti State government says 263 farming families were compensated for lands that were taken to establish a joint venture dairy farm with the South Africa-based dairy company Promisador.
10 years after: Pain, sorrow as host communities poise for showdown with Olam Farm
- Daily Trust
- 10 January 2023
Communities in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria where Olam Rice Farm is located, have said they are in pain and sorrow due to the activities of the multi-national farming company.
Land grabbing by rich farmers threatens smallholders
- Daily Trust
- 10 December 2022
Nigeria's Kaduna State Government has given companies like Olam access to large hectares of farmlands, a development some peasant farmers say has succeeded in relegating them to the background.
Dangote boosts his Numan sugar plantation with $700M investment, increases to 24,200 hectares
- PM Express
- 22 November 2022
Aliko Dangote has announced that the Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc is significantly scaling up its investment in the sugar sub-sector in line with the requirement of the Nigeria Sugar Master plan
BUA Group rejects Kogi govt’s 50,000-hectare land, says it’s unfit for its project
- Premium Times
- 18 October 2022
The Kogi State House of Assembly, in Nigeria, had directed the group to appear before it, insisting no payment has been made to consummate the 2012 transaction.
Kaduna govt allocates 800,000 hectares for agriculture
- The Star
- 13 October 2022
Nigeria's Kaduna State Government declared its readiness to utilise over 800,000 hectares of virgin land located for agricultural purposes at the 7th Kaduna Investment Summit.
Nigeria: Villages once again being torched for palm oil
- Rainforest Rescue
- 12 October 2022
On September 2nd, security forces looted and burned down houses in the Nigerian village of Agbede – a further chapter in the conflict between local people and the Okomu Oil Palm plantation company, reports Rainforest Rescue
Major rice farm hit by flood in Nasarawa
- Channels Television
- 08 October 2022
Olam says 4,000 ha of its large rice farm in Nigeria were submerged and that damages could be worth as much as $15 million.
Nigeria: Norsworthy Farms & Agro Allied veut acquérir 600 hectares pour étendre sa palmeraie dans l’Etat du Delta
- Agence Ecofin
- 23 September 2022
Cette acquisition, une fois actée, portera à 2000 hectares la superficie totale du domaine de la compagnie consacrée à la culture de palmier à huile.