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2.7 Nigeria Milling Assessment
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Nigeria is well served by numerous milling companies large and small spread throughout the country. 

There are sufficient facilities to meet current demand and they would be able to expand production to meet a surge demand if required. 

For more information on milling company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Nigeria Storage and Milling Companies Contact List

Milling Company - NORTHERN NIGERIA FLOUR MILLS PLC. (NNFM) 

It has an installed capacity of 500 mt per day for wheat, and 200 mt per day for maize. A new state-of-the-art sorghum milling line with installed capacity of 500 mt was commissioned in 2016.  

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and  Email 

Telephone   

Northern Nigeria Flour Mills 
plc, 15 Maimalari road Bompai  

Industrial Estate, Kano  

 

Name: Gert Kriek 

Title: General Manager  

Email: gkriek@nnfmplc.com  

Web: www.fmnplc.com 

Tel: 09087474595  

 

  

Summary of Role and Services 

The Company currently employs over 100 people both direct and indirect. The company is into wheat milling, maize and sorghum processing, with a range of products produced under the “Golden Penny Brand”. These products include; bread flour, ball food products: maize flour, Semovita and Dawavita (whole sorghum flour) and maize grits.  

 

Facilities 

Parking Area Inside Compound ) 

Sufficient for current and projected demand 

Drainage 

Good 

Fire Fighting Equipment 

Yes 

Number of Ventilators (screened) 

12 

Electricity Load (KVA) 

2.5 

Backup Generator(s) 

Yes 

GEN1 -2588KVA; GEN 2 – 2588KVA; GEN 4 2200KVA 

 

 

Milling Equipment 

Origin of Machinery 

Year of Mfg 

Year of Installation 

Condition 

BUHLER. Switzerland  

1982  

1984  

good  

 

Maintenance 

Duration 

8 hrs / week 

Type of Maintenance 

Mainly Preventative & Predictive  

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Available 

Number 

Owned 

Comments 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes   

4 

NNFM 

Micro-dosers located on the milling line with homogenising conveyors and an alarm system.  

Bag Cleaning Plant 

  No 

- 

- 

 

Moisture Tester 

Yes  

3 

NNFM 

Field and stationary analytical moisture testers available. 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes  

4 

NNFM 

Each plant as De-stoner: wheat plant 2, sorghum plant 1 and maize mill 1. 

Metal Extractor 

Yes  

14 

 

All milling plants have magnets well positioned. 

 

Staffing 

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers 

111 

Number of Full Time Labourers 

63 

 

Weighbridge 

Number 

2 

Capacity (MT) 

Length (m) 

Type 

Within Compound 

70 

22.30 

Pit 

Within Compound 

70 

22.30 

Pit 

 

Building 

 

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Wheat Mill 

66 

39.3 

36.9 

Building – Maize Mill 

29 

7 

24.7 

Walls 

Concrete 

Roof 

Concrete 

Floor 

Concrete 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness 

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in Walls or Roof  

 No   

 No   

Signs of Rodent Activity  

 No   

 No   

Signs of Birds Entry  

Yes     

 No   

Damaged Gutters/Drains 

No   

 No   

Signs of Moisture  

Yes     

No   

Adjacent Vegetation 

Yes     

Yes     

Cleanliness 

Good   

Good   

 

Pest Control 

Fumigation 

Yes     

Frequency 

Quarterly 

Contracted 

Yes     

Spraying  

Yes     

Frequency 

  Monthly   

Contracted 

  No   

Rodenticides  

Yes     

Frequency 

Monthly  

Contracted 

Yes  

Rodent Trapping 

Yes     

Frequency 

Monthly  

Contracted 

Yes  

 

Security  

Security  

Good   

Compound  

Fenced   

Other Comments 

Additional provision of police officers stationed every evening.  

 

Access 

Distance from Main Town (km) 

In town 

Travel Time if not located in town (hours) 

- 

Road Condition to Mill 

Fair 

Road Limitations (if any) 

No 

Rail Connections 

Yes 

On the Railway From 

Lagos 

To 

NNFM PLC 

Other Comments 

Rail tracks have not been used since 2014 

 

Milling Capacity  

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (MT) 

Monthly Activity (MT) 

Wheat 

500 

2000 

Maize 

200 

1000 

 

300 

200 

 

Storage Capacity 

Storage

Wheat – Covered (MT) 

Flour – Covered (MT) 

Within the Compound 

7,500 

2,000 

Outside the Compound 

10,000 

- 

 

Capacity to Blend 

Provided. Depending on the blend ratio 

 

Loading & Discharge Rates 

400 bags/hour  

 

Transport Capacity at Mill 

4 company owned trucks (30mt)  

2 company owned trucks (15mt)

 

Additional Notes 

Third party logistics and Golden Transport (a sister company) services employed as per requirement.

BAGCO: Their packaging sister company (ISO certified) provides printing and packaging requirements/solutions as per communicated specification.  

Sorghum plant is equipped with latest sorting and kilning (steaming) technology, a provision for the deactivation of Perioxidase enzymes. 

Storage capacity is inclusive of all grains processed at the facility.  

Milling equipment: Enhancing modification done on milling equipment by BUHLER over the years.  

 

Milling Company- SUNSEED NIGERIA LTD 

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and  Email 

Telephone and  Fax 

SUNSEED NIGERIA Ltd. 

Old Jos Road, Dakace, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria 

 

Name: Sadhu Panda 

Title: General Manager 

Email: sadhu@sunseed.net 

 

Tel: 07019980267 

Fax: n/a 

Summary of Role and Services 

Refined soy bean oil, maize, poultry feed

Facilities 

Parking Area Inside Compound (m²) 

500 

Drainage       

Good 

Fire Fighting Equipment 

Available in good condition 

Number of Ventilators (screened) 

n/a 

Electricity Load (KVA) 

1500 

Backup Generator(s) 

Yes  

1000 Kva, 850 Kva, 500 Kva, 350 Kva  

   

Milling Equipment 

Origin of Machinery 

Year of Mfg 

Year of Installation 

Condition 

India 

2016 

2016 

Good 

England/Germany 

1997 

1998 

Good 

Maintenance 

Duration 

10 hours / week 

Type of Maintenance 

Preventive 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Available 

Number 

Owned 

Comments 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes 

9 

---------- 

 

Bag Cleaning Plant 

No 

---------- 

---------- 

 

Moisture Tester 

Yes  

 

Yes 

 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes      

 

Yes 

 

Metal Extractor 

Yes  

9 

Yes 

 

 

Staffing 

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers 

100 

Number of Full Time Labourers 

As many as needed 

 

Weighbridge 

Number 

2 

Capacity (MT) 

Length (m) 

Type 

Within Compound 

60 

16 m 

Digital 

Within Compound 

60 

18 m 

Load cell 

Building 

 

Length (m) 

Width (m) 

Height (m) 

Building – Oil Mills 

Note: 7627m2   

 

 

Building – Feed Mills 

Note: 5773 m2 

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---------- 

Walls 

concrete 

Roof 

Iron 

Floor 

concrete 

 

Conditions & Cleanliness 

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in Walls or Roof  

No   

No   

Signs of Rodent Activity  

No   

No   

Signs of Birds Entry  

No   

No   

Damaged Gutters/Drains 

No   

No   

Signs of Moisture  

Yes   

No   

Adjacent Vegetation 

Yes  

No   

Cleanliness 

Good 

Good  

 

Pest Control 

Fumigation 

Yes  

Frequency 

Monthly  

Contracted 

Yes   

Spraying  

Yes   

Frequency 

 Monthly  

Contracted 

Yes   

Rodenticides  

No  

Frequency 

- 

Contracted 

Yes   

Rodent Trapping 

Yes   

Frequency 

Weekly 

Contracted 

Yes    

 

Security  

Security  

Good 

Compound  

Fenced 

Other Comments 

 

 

Access 

Distance from Main Town (km) 

7 km 

Travel Time if not Located in Town (hours) 

10 mins 

Road Condition to Mill 

Good 

Road Limitations (if any) 

None 

Rail Connections 

No 

On the Railway From 

 

To 

 

Other Comments 

 

 

Milling Capacity  

Commodities 

Daily Capacity (MT) 

Monthly Activity (MT) 

Rice (Paddy)

150 mt

4000 mt 

Rice (Head 

Rice) 

300 mt

9000 mt 

 

Storage Capacity 

Storage in Metric Tons 

Paddy – Covered (MT) 

Rice (Head Rice) – Covered (MT) 

In Warehouse

 

8,000 mt 

Outside the Compound 

-------------------- 

10,000 mt 

 

Capacity to Blend 

300 mt/day 

 

Loading & Discharge Rates 

300 mt/day and 150 mt DOC 

 

Transport Capacity at Mill 

450 mt

  

Other flour milling companies

Milling Company - Nigerian Eagles Flour Mills 

Nigerian Eagle Flour Mills was a branch of Ideal Flour Group founded by the Chagoury Group of Companies in early 1980s. It produces fine quality flours that suit the consumers market at a capacity rate of 170,000 mt per year. In 2007, the company was merged with the giant Flour Mills of Nigeria. There are current expansion plans to exceed the current capacity of 340,000 mt. 

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and  Email 

Telephone and  Fax 

Nigerian Eagle Flour Mills. 

1, Eagle Flour Road, Toll gate, Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State. 

Name: Funmilayo Onoja 

Title: GM 

Email: eagleflour@gmail.com 

Web: www.fmnplc.com/group/nigerian-eagle-flour-mills 

Tel: 08055891106 

 

Summary of Role and Services 

 

Milling Company: Honeywell Flour Mills PLC (HFMP) 

Honeywell Flour Mills PLC is a major flour milling company in Nigeria operating since 1985. HFMP is located on a four-hectare land in the Tin Can Island Port Industrial Estate. 

HFMP presently has wheat storage capacity of 72,900 mt while monthly usage varies from 32,000 mt to 40,000 mt.  

Its finished products warehouse has a capacity to hold about 100,000 bags of 50 kg flour. 

The company currently operates on a total installed capacity of 2,610 mt per day. 

 

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and  Email 

Telephone and  Fax 

Honeywell Flour Mills.  

YABB Mobolaji Johnson Avenue, Alausa Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria. 

Name: Mr Ozara 

Title: Production Director 

Email: nozara@honewellflour.com 

Web: www.honeywellflour.com 

Tel: 08025015257, +234 808 094 5364; +234 702 905 5258, 

 

Summary of Role and Services 

 


Milling Company - Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc. (FMN) 

FMN's first mill was commissioned at Apapa in 1962. Today, the Apapa milling complex has a rated capacity of over 8,000 mt per day making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. It has ISO 9001:2008 accreditation.   

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and Email 

Telephone and Fax 

Flour Mills of Nigeria, PLC. 2, Old Dock Road, Apapa, Lagos. 

Name: Jessica Chinomso 

Title: Quality Control Manager 

Email: cnworgu@fmnplc.com 

Web: www.fmnplc.com 

Tel: 08033473184 

 

Summary of Role and Services 

 


Milling Company: Dangote Flour Mills 

Dangote Flour Mills Plc (DFM) commenced operations in 1999, as a division of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) – one of Nigeria’s largest conglomerates. 

Following the strategic decision of DIL to unbundle its various operations, Dangote Flour Mills was incorporated in 2006.   

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and  Email 

Telephone and  Fax 

Dangote Flour Mills  

Shed 20, Terminal E Administrative Building, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria. 

Name: Samuel Alozie 

Title: Brand Manager 

Email: Samuel.alozie@dangote.com 

Web: www.dfmhubb.com 

Tel: 08177001071 

 

Summary of Role and Services 

 


Milling Company: CROWN Flour Mills PLC 

Crown Flour Mills is a subsidiary of Olam International Group. Products manufactured include: Supreme Flour, Mix & Bake, BUA premium wheat flour, Mama gold, All Purpose Flour, Semolina, Platinum flour, Mouwahad Flour, Kawakeb Flour. 

Company Name and Address 

Contact Names and Email 

Telephone and Fax 

CROWN Flour Mills PLC  

Tin Can Island Port, 2nd Gate, Behind Berth 1, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria 

Name: Shakira Asimiyu 

Title: Sales Focal Point 

Email: asimiyu.shakira@olamnet.com 

Web: ----- 

Tel: 08165219561 

Summary of Role and Services 

 

 

All these milling companies listed above also have the following equipment:

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed 

Type of Equipment 

Available 

Fortification Feeder 

Yes 

Bag Cleaning Plant 

Yes  

Moisture Tester 

Yes 

De-stoning Plant 

Yes  

Metal Extractor 

Yes 

 

 

Disclaimer: Inclusion of company information in the LCA does not imply any business relationship between the supplier and WFP / Logistics Cluster, and is used solely as a determinant of services, and capacities.  

Please note: WFP / Logistics Cluster maintain complete impartiality and are not in a position to endorse, comment on any company's suitability as a reputable service provider. 

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