Global Biofuels says seven proposed Nigerian plants will create 406,000 jobs

March 24, 2008

In Nigeria, Global Biofuels said that its seven state, seven plant ethanol plant would generate 406,000 jobs in Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Kaduna, Ekiti and Oyo states. The venture’s CEO, Dr. Felix Babatunde Obada, said that each proposed ethanol plant would cost $80 million to complete.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International, Producer News