Benue moves to revive N70bn Taraku mills, pledges over 2,000 jobs

From Scholastica Hir Makurdi 
Benue State Government is set to revive the moribund Taraku Mills Limited, an agro-processing facility valued at over N70 billion.
The Group Managing Director of the Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC), Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, made this known during an inspection tour of the facility in Taraku, Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA), on Friday.
He said the move is aimed at boosting industrialisation, creating jobs and expanding markets for farmers across the state.
According to the GMD, the factory, which has remained dormant since 2009, still retains most of its equipment in near-new condition despite years of inactivity, even as the state ...