Pure Dairy Herds invests US$250M in Ogun State

NIGERIA – Pure Dairy Herds has announced plans to establish a US$250 million investment in a large-scale dairy farm in Ogun State.

According to Farouk Gumel, a company representative, construction is expected to begin in the coming weeks following a groundbreaking ceremony with the project’s stakeholders.

Details of the farm’s production capacity have not yet been disclosed. If completed, however, the project is expected to strengthen Nigeria’s dairy production capacity, as the country remains heavily dependent on dairy imports.

“We are fortunate to have Ogun State as our host, and we are particularly excited about moving into Ogun West, which holds great promise, especially with the critical infrastructure projects taking place in the area. For now, we are looking at an initial investment of US$250 million, but as we continue to expand, that figure is expected to increase,” Farouk said.

The announcement comes amid a broader increase in investment in Nigeria’s dairy sector. In March 2026, the country’s sovereign wealth fund (NSIA) signed a memorandum of understanding with British asset manager Asset Green Ltd for a project valued at nearly US$500 million.

The project includes the development of an integrated agro-industrial complex featuring 20,000 hectares of forage crops and a modern dairy farm designed to house 10,000 dairy cows.

It will also include a processing facility with an annual capacity of 200,000 metric tons, producing fresh milk, butter, cream, and milk powder.

Nigeria to invest in local dairy initiatives to boost production

In 2025, the country reaffirmed its commitment to dairy development programmes to promote local milk production and reduce imports.

The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar, stated this when a delegation from the French Development Agency (AFD), led by its Country Director, Xavier Muron and Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) visited the Minister in Abuja.

The Minister explained that the dairy development programme will be private sector-driven, adding that it is one of the pillars of the Nigeria Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy (NL-GAS), a guiding document for the Ministry’s operations.

He identified several challenges in local dairy production, including collection and storage facilities, transportation costs, and logistics, among others.

Maiha also disclosed that some state governments have already keyed into the transformation plan of the livestock sector in Nigeria, by providing land, a key factor of production required in livestock development.

He emphasised the need for pastoralists to patronise grazing reserves, where arrangements are being made for breed improvement, disease management, and pasture cultivation so as to avoid the movement of animals from one place to another in order to minimise farmer/herder clashes.

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