cashew

Cashew farmers and buyers in Kogi State, under the aegis of the Farmers Forum of Nigeria (FFN), have called on Governor Usman Ododo to intervene over their alleged multiple taxation and extortion. The forum in a statement by its spokesperson, Ibrahim Adam, on Monday, alleged that agents of the state government planned to increase the produce payment on cashews from ₦30,000 to ₦90,000. Mr Adam appealed to the governor to halt multiple taxation in the state, adding that the move would impede the growth of the…

Construction firm Julius Berger Nigeria Plc will commission a cashew processing plant in Lagos next month, according to a statement by the firm seen by PREMIUM TIMES, the latest phase in its push to branch out into the agro-processing. The unveiling was earlier scheduled for the second quarter of this year, the corporation disclosed in a February regulatory filing, in which it stated the site of the plant as Epe, Lagos State. Julius Berger hopes the new cashew processing factory “shall form the cornerstone” of…