Management Team
	Executive Secretary Alhaji Usman Bello Haruna
	Director of Policy, Planning, Research and Statistics Dr. Latif D. Busari
	Director of Technical Services Alhaji Sani Salihu Gonto
	Ag. Director of Finance and Administration Mr. Samuel Ali Kwabe
The National Sugar Development Council has its Head Office in Abuja with branch offices in Ilorin, Kano, Lagos and Yola. contact us through this link or visit/call any of our offices closest to you for your corporate and personalized enqiries or information on the Nigerian Sugar Sector.

 

INSIDE THE PARENT MINISTRY

The Hon. Minister, Senator Jibril Martins-Kuye and the Hon. Minister of State, Josephine Yinoe Tapgun both head the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the parent inistry of the NSDC.  The Ministry has the sole responsibility of formulating broad policy guidelines for the industrial development of Nigeria.  In this regard the Ministry has produced the National Industrial Policy.

Mandate

• To draw up policy guidelines and action programmes for sugar sub-sector development
• To provide guidance for the development of sugar estates and factories
• To facilitate establishment and support for sugarcane out-grower schemes (credit, inputs etc.)
• To provide and coordinate training, research and development backup for the sugar sector;
• To set targets and measure performance of local sugar producers;
• To set and regulate quality standards for sugar produced locally as well as those imported for use in Nigeria (with SON and NAFDAC);
• To advise government on appropriate tariffs for imported sugar.

Impact of Sugar Sector Reforms 

• 1.2MT Dangote Sugar Refinery, Apapa, Lagos (Operating).
• 650,000MT BUA Sugar Refinery, Apapa, Lagos (Operating)..
• 30,000 Jigawa Sugar Plant, Hadejia, Jigawa State (85% Completed).
• 200,000MT Dangote Sugar Plant, Galala, Bauchi State (Feasibility Completed).
• 250,000MT Dangote Sugar Plant, Lau, Taraba State (Feasibility Completed).
• 150,000MT Dangote Sugar Plant, Hadejia, Jigawa State (Feasibility Completed)
•  Full privatization of existing government owned sugar companies at Numan, Bacita, Sunti and Lafiagi.
•  Resucitation of Savannah Sugar Company, Numan, Adamawa State. The company has since commenced production and started an expansion programme.
•  Establishment of 10 mini sugar plants (10 – 250TCD) in Agbede, Edo State; Girinya, Kogi State; Kalgo, Kebbi State; Danja, Katsina State; Makarfi, Kaduna State; Kauran Mata, Kano State; Shonga, Kwara State; Konan Mada, FCT; Sara, Jigawa State and Zigau, Bauchi State.
  
  
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