Sugar

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has told potential local and foreign investors that this is the best time to put their money in the local production of sugar in Nigeria. The…

Nutrition and eye specialists have said excess sugar consumption may trigger low vision in children. They advised parents to stop feeding their children with sugar-laden foods, warning that low vision in children impacts on their growth and…

Food experts have advised Nigerians against putting an additional pinch of sugar in meals like beans and yam, as it can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases like diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. READ  ALSO: Malnutrition…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has recently dismissed the appeal filed by Sunshine Chemical Development Company Limited against the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) claiming that the organisation had acted in bad faith in…

Nigeria’s ambition to quit being a net importer of sugar and becoming a major producer could remain a mirage, if the country continues to fail in effectively monitoring key deliverables in its backward integration policy for the sector,…

Nigeria may be on a smooth sail on its trajectory to sugar-sufficiency as it is now completely refining raw sugar locally, said Zacch Adedeji, the new executive secretary of the National Sugar Development Council. Adedeji, who has been…

The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said close to $500m have been expended on the Dangote Sugar Refinery in Tunga, Awe Local Government of Nasarawa State, North central Nigeria, with the project expected to generate 90…