Lagos Food Hub Transactions Hit ₦1.2bn, Create 7,000 Jobs in One Year
...to commission new Centre in Agege, construction ongoing at Ikorodu, Others to Strengthen Food Distribution Network
The Lagos State Government says the Lagos Fresh Food Hub at Idi-Oro, Mushin, has recorded an additional ₦1.2 billion in transaction volume between May 2025 and May 2026, underscoring the growing impact of the state’s structured food distribution system.
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It was reported that the volume of transaction traded as at the last ministerial media briefing by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems was valued at over ₦2.6 billion.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this on Friday during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, noting that the figure was generated across 76 market days, with over 850 vendors currently registered on the platform.
Olusanya said the hub has also created more than 7,000 direct and indirect jobs within the food value chain, spanning logistics, produce handling, trading, transportation, and related support services.
“From May 2025 till date, the hub has recorded an additional ₦1.2 billion in transaction volume from 76 market days, with over 850 vendors registered and more than 7,000 direct and indirect jobs created,” she said.
According to the commissioner, the performance of the Mushin hub has reinforced the government’s decision to expand the model to other parts of the state through the establishment of new middle-level agro-produce hubs.
She said the Agege hub would be launched within the next few months, while construction work is ongoing at similar hubs in Opebi, Ikorodu, and Bombata.
Olusanya added that additional sites had also been identified for new hubs in Apapa, Festac, and the Lekki axis.
Her words: “We will be launching the hub at Agege in the next couple of months, while construction is ongoing at Opebi, Ikorodu, and Bombata areas of the state. Sites have also been identified for Apapa, Festac, and the Lekki axis.”
Olusanya said the Fresh Food Hub model has improved food aggregation, strengthened direct farmer-to-market linkages, created jobs, and enhanced produce handling within the food value chain.
She referenced the Mid-Level Agroproduce Hub at Abijo, which was virtually commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in April 2026.
The commissioner said the state government was prioritising agricultural infrastructure development as a critical pillar of its food systems transformation agenda, stressing that food security extends beyond production to efficient storage, transportation, processing, and distribution.
She further revealed that the first phase of the Lagos Central Food Systems and Logistics Hub in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe, would be commissioned later this year.
Described as the flagship infrastructure project of the administration in the agriculture sector, the facility is expected to become the largest food logistics hub in Sub-Saharan Africa upon completion.
The hub is designed to service over 1,500 trucks daily and support the storage, processing, aggregation, and distribution of more than 1.5 million metric tonnes of food annually.
Olusanya said the project would help reduce food waste, lower logistics costs, improve food safety, stabilise prices, and create employment opportunities across transportation, warehousing, packaging, retail, and technology services.
In his remarks, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, commended the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems in positioning Lagos prominently within the food value chain industry.
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