Nigeria: New Benue Brewery to offer direct employment to at least 400 persons in first two phases of operation

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, has disclosed that the newly built Benue Brewery will offer direct employment to at least 400 persons in the first and second phases of its operation, aside from the potential for over 1,000 indirect jobs, The Guardian reported on August 1.

The GMD addressed newsmen while taking delivery of 16 containers of equipment for the brewery at the company’s corporate headquarters in Makurdi.

Dr. Asemakaha, who was in the company of other top-ranking staff, revealed that the brewery, christened the Food Basket Brewery, has a production capacity of 10,000 crates per day and is positioned to tap into the estimated ₦1 billion monthly beer consumption market in Benue State.

He said that the 16 containers the company has taken custody of represent the first batch of 50 containers of equipment expected from the People’s Republic of China.

The GMD also disclosed that the machinery delivered so far was one of the dividends of Governor Hyacinth Alia’s recent visit to China, which was aimed at attracting investment to Benue State.

He further explained that expatriates from China are already on their way to Nigeria to begin the installation of the machines at the brewery, which, he said, is expected to commence production by October 2025.

Company Secretary of the BIPC, Barrister Josephat Ioryoosu, while commending Governor Alia and the management team for their dedication, stated that the brewery project is a strategic step towards stabilizing the state’s economy and creating employment for its teeming youths.

Head of Business Development and Strategy, Theresa Abeda, also lauded the Governor for supporting the BIPC to drive the industrial revolution agenda of his administration. She reaffirmed the company’s vision to help reposition the state’s economy through impactful investments and initiatives.