The strategic blueprint for Nigeria’s industrial transformation has officially shifted from policy to aggressive execution.
Grounded in the rigorous strategic framework of the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) 2.0, the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has successfully concluded the pioneer cohort of its landmark residential training programme.
This initiative signals a definitive push to build a world-class workforce capable of transforming the nation’s industrial landscape, aligning field and factory capabilities to hit the national target of 2 million metric tonnes (MT) of domestic sugar production.
Speaking at the state-of-the-art Nigeria Sugar Institute (NSI) campus in Ilorin, NSDC Executive Secretary/CEO Kamar Bakrin asserted that the industry’s future hinges entirely on a new caliber of specialised professionals who can drive strict efficiency and profitability across the value chain. Under the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) 2.0, this means executing core empirical pillars—from accelerated land preparation and advanced irrigation to high-yield seed cane production and optimized factory operations—to permanently transition the Nigerian sugar sector into a highly profitable, bankable asset class.
