Benue govt. to create 400 jobs, inaugurate new juice factory, 1st October 

… factory to provides  jobs for 400 Benue youths

From Attah Ede, Makurdi 

The Benue Investment Property Company (BIPC), on Tuesday said  it newly constructed juice factory at the State industrial layout Makurdi will commence full production on October 1, 2025.

Group Managing Director (GMD), BIPC, Raymond Asemakaha disclosed this while speaking with newsmen at the NUJ House in Makurdi.

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He announced the equipment installation at the juice factory is 100 percent completed, saying that the company will  provide jobs for 400 Benue people.

“We will be  producing mango and orange juice by taking off the fruits from Benue farmers at the state price and setting prices for those who come from the north to exploit the Benue farmers. 

“We have installed the juice factory. It is going to start start precisely October 1, 2025. The juice factory is just beside Naka road, 65, 000 capacity, 100 percent installed.

“We are expecting the manufacturer to come in the month of August to test run so that we would start producing the orange juice and Mango juice.

“We want to set a standard and by the time we start we would determine the price of oranges in Nigeria. 

“Benue has the best orange and mango and our people take it to the North and give them at a price that is reasonable. 

“So we want to halt those things and if they want to buy, they can come to Benue at our own price which is one of the things we are doing.

“The factory would also employ about 400 staff with direct Jobs and I have gotten partners from European Union that would come to run these factory as it is highly technical while our team would be part of the management staff.”

He noted that with the establishment of water, bread, nails and polythene industries, BIPC has employed 580 direct jobs and 3008 indirect jobs in the state.

He further noted that the construction work on the new Benue Brewery is 84 percent completion and would also engage over 1000 jobs.

He said the brewery would make use of local materials including cassava rice among others urging former to go into massive production of the raw materials.

When asked about the sustainability of the companies when he exit from office, Asemakaha dismissed the old insinuation that government has no business managing businesses citing Akwa Ibom Airlines and some companies in China saying the problem is character of the business managers.

He suggested that the companies should be incorporated into limited liability companies where the state government can own 50 percent of the shares and sell the other 50 percent to the people.

He also urged Benue youths to acquire skill in addition to their certificates to enable them fit into the new economy.