Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said that his administration will likely hit N1 trillion in revenue.
According to him, this would come through the Niger Food Security and Logistics Company in the next five years.
Abdullberqy Ebbo, Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy to the Governor, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
According to him, the move will employ over 100,000 farmers who will be farming on over 100,000 hectares across the state.
He said that an agreement was signed between the Chairman of Niger Foods, Mr Sammy Adigun, and the Executive Director of TGI Group, Sadik Kassim, a commodity off-takers firm.
Ebbo said the signing was witnessed by the chairman of Union Bank and the Executive Vice Chairman of TGI Group, Malam Faruk Gumel.
Gov Bago unveils Niger State’s plan to hit N1trn in revenue
