With imported milk powder accounting for 75 per cent of raw materials used by the dairy industry, stakeholders are hopeful that the unveiling of the Centre for Nigerian Dutch Dairy Development (CNDDD), would help reverse this trend and aid local production. Speaking at the virtual unveiling of the FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s CNDDD, Vice President, Prof. Yemi…

Shareholders of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc have unanimously approved the resolutions authorizing their directors to, on behalf of the company, execute the sale and transfer of a portion of land situated within its Ikorodu Industrial Estate where NUTRICIMA factory conducts its business operations to FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc. Speaking during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)…

With many producers deploying their backward integration plan programmes, daily milk collection from farmers has hit all-time high record of 40 tons (40,000 litres) in the country.

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, makers of Peak Milk on Tuesday donated a new mobility bus with wheelchair access to the Nigeria Para-powerlifting Federation. The donation at the company’s headquarters in Lagos was in fulfillment of its recent promise to the Para-powerlifters.  The International Paralympic Committee-approved mobility bus seats 12 people and 15 wheel chairs. This…

Royal FrieslandCampina has announced plans to invest €23 million in local milk production, as part of its Dairy Development Programme (DDP) in Nigeria, the company’s Global Chief Executive Officer, Hein Schumacher, has said.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on investors in the diary industry to facilitate backward integration in the sector including providing incentives for local diary farmers. Osinbajo expressed this view on Friday when he received a delegation from FrieslandCampina led by its Global CEO, Mr. Hein Schumacher....

First Bank Plc has been drawn against Unilever in the opening week of the 2018 Remita Corporate Champions Cup (RC3), which kicks off on Sunday with four matches at the Sports Pavilion of Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech). The competition brings together eight winners and runners-up of various industry games, including Banking, FMCG, Insurance and…

A Nigerian postgraduate student and participant at the Global Food Security Symposium, Oyewale Abioye, has told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that Nigeria must keep up its progress in dairy agri-business by encouraging public-private partnerships.

To aid knowledge transfer under its Dairy Development Programme (DDP), FrieslandCampina WAMCO, for the first time, will bring certified dairy farmers from the Netherlands to train and advice Nigerian farmers on best dairy farming practices. Through its Farmer2Farmer programme, Dutch farmers are expected to engage local pastoralists on dairy farming practices like animal health and…

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc and Sahel Capital Partners & Advisory have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on Nigeria Dairy Development Programme (NDDP).

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria has presented 5000 cartons of Peak Milk to children in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) through the ‘Get Involved’ ...

To increase its local content and support the Federal Government’s initiative to grow the agricultural sector, FrieslandCampina WAMCO is exploring measures to expand its Dairy Development Programme ...