Lagos plans up to 100 food-processing units
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Lagos plans to establish between 50 and 100 small food-processing units around a future logistics hub to increase local processing of agricultural products. The project is part of a storage and distribution system supplied with produce from different regions of Nigeria, according to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, quoted by Vanguard.
Lagos State plans to establish between 50 and 100 small food-processing units around a future logistics and food hub, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced at a meeting of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, according to Vanguard. The units are to process agricultural produce brought in from different regions of Nigeria.
The project includes about 1,000 hectares developed around the hub, with cold and dry storage facilities, silos and a large truck park. Sanwo-Olu said the site was almost complete and was intended to bring together food storage, processing and distribution.
The announcement is part of the governor’s economic initiatives. On 31 October 2026, he called on Nigerian banks to finance industry.
