Editing Lagos (section)

=== Food processing and distribution ===
Nigeria's largest ''brewery'', fancily named Nigerian Breweries and a Heineken subsidiary, is located in the Lagos-Surulere district. The Guinness brewery produces its famous strong beer in the Ikeja district. Apparently, the average Nigerian drinks larger quantities of this beverage than the average Irishman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2022 |title=Which African Nation Consumes more Guinness than Ireland?  |url=https://livingireland.com/which-african-nation-consumes-more-guinness-than-ireland/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=livingireland.com |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723140359/https://livingireland.com/which-african-nation-consumes-more-guinness-than-ireland/ |archive-date= 23 July 2023 }}</ref> Both breweries also produce non-alcoholic (Guinness also halal) malt beer, which is part of the "Lagos' way of life".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adoga |first=Stephen |date=6 March 2023 |title=Most Popular Malt Brands And Their Manufacturers In Nigeria |url=https://nyscinfo.com/most-popular-malt-brands-and-their-manufacturers-in-nigeria/ |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=Nyscinfo |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Ketu-Ereyun logistics park.png|thumb|Logistics hub, close to Epe]]
In Ketu-Ereyun, between [[Epe, Lagos State|Epe]] and [[Ikorodu]], Lagos State builds a ''"[[Food Logistics Park Lagos|Food Logistics Park]]"'' – the biggest logistics hub for food in Sub-Saharan Africa. The site is 1.2 million square meters big and the construction is expected to be finished in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2022 |title=How Construction of Biggest Logistics Hub Will Affect Lagosians – |url=https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2022/08/25/how-construction-of-biggest-logistics-hub-will-affect-lagosians/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=The NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lagos begins work at Africa's Largest Food and Logistics Hub |url=https://radionigerialagos.gov.ng/lagos-begins-work-at-africas-largest-food-and-logistics-hub/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=Radio Nigeria Lagos |date=25 August 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Until now, Nigeria paradoxically exported unhusked rice but had to import husked rice, the country's staple food. – The [[Imota rice mill|''hulling mill in Imota'']], just outside Lagos, processes the rice domestically. When fully operational, the plant, the largest south of the Sahara, is expected to employ 250,000 people and produce 2.5 million 50-kg bags of rice annually.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2022 |title=Lagos today: Like Tinubu like Sanwo-Olu |url=https://www.thecable.ng/lagos-today-like-tinubu-like-sanwo-olu |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref>

The ''Apapa sugar refinery'',<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) – AGE (African Growing Enterprises) File |url=https://www.ide.go.jp/English/Data/Africa_file/Company/nigeria04.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=Institute of Developing Economies |language=en}}</ref> part of the Dangote Group, increased its turnover to 288.3 billion naira (€590 million) in the third quarter of 2022 – a 47% increase from the third quarter of 2021. The sugar refinery has a capacity of 1.44 million metric tonnes per annum and supplies end users as well as bulk buyers such as [[Nestle Nigeria|Nestlé Nigeria Plc]], [[Cadbury Nigeria Plc]], [[Seven-Up Bottling Company|Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc]] and the [[Nigerian Bottling Company]].<ref name=":8" />

Lagos State Governor [[Babajide Sanwo-Olu]] opened the new Ikosi International ''Fruits Market in the Ketu'' district on 25 May 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Adesanya |first=Adedapo |date=26 May 2023 |title=Lagos Targets Economic Growth with New Ikosi-Ketu Markets |url=https://businesspost.ng/economy/lagos-targets-economic-growth-with-new-ikosi-ketu-markets/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Business Post Nigeria |language=en-GB}}</ref> The new fruit market comprises 1,004 shop units.<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=The New Ikosi (Babajide Sanwoolu) International Model Market Phase 3 In Ikosi-Isheri LCDA, Lagos | date=26 June 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYGptLSQlpA |access-date=27 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> It has its own water and electricity supply, canteen and parking facilities. The facility is monitored by security personnel.<ref name=":3" /> On 18 December 2023, Sanwo-Olu opened a similar "Fresh Food Hub" in Idi-Oro, [[Mushin, Lagos|Mushin]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 December 2023 |title=Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Fresh Food Hub, To Mitigate 50% Produce Loss |work=News Agency of Nigeria |url=https://nannews.ng/2023/12/18/sanwo-olu-inaugurates-fresh-food-hub-to-mitigate-50-produce-loss/ |access-date=21 December 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |title=The New Ultra Model Fresh Food Market In Lagos {{!}}{{!}}The Newly Commissioned Middle-Level Food Agro Hub |publisher=Iamgbolahan |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCV2aJqUdhE |access-date=21 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Both hubs are aiming to increase the speed of food supply and reduce the percentage of food going to waste before it reaches the customer.