For families and communities
The mills are aimed at rural women, who do much of the palm oil processing. A mill in the ward is meant to bring this work closer to where they live.
Oil palm processing mills across the 11 wards
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Oil processing mills across the 11 wards of Abak. The mills are designed to raise output and income for rural women, cut the cost of processing and improve profit on palm produce. There are 11 mill sites, and one mill at Oku Abak is working.
Key facts
- Area of work
- Farming
- LGA
- Abak
- Status
- Ongoing
- Where
- All 11 wards of Abak
- Coverage
- 11 wards
- Sites
- Otoro I, Otoro III, Midim I, Midim Ward 1, Abak Urban 1 to 4, Afaha Obong 1 and Afaha Obong II
- Programme and funder
- Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP), World Bank-supported
- Oku Abak mill commissioned
- Late January 2026, by Governor Umo Eno (26 or 28 January)
- Output at Oku Abak
- Rose from 1 drum to 8 drums of palm oil a day
- Operators
- About 200 women organised as a cooperative (Oku Abak)
- Mega plant
- Mega Oil Palm Processing Plant and Storage House at Ikot Akwa Ebom, Ediene Clan, with automated heating, pressing and fibre-separating
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About the project
The oil palm processing mills in Abak are small factories that turn palm fruit into palm oil, placed across all 11 wards of the Local Government Area. Sites include Otoro, Midim, Abak Urban and Afaha Obong wards, as well as Oku Abak, with a larger mill and storage house at Ikot Akwa Ebom in Ediene.
The mills are delivered under the Nigeria for Women Project, which is supported by the World Bank, with the Akwa Ibom State Government. They are run by women's cooperatives. The mills use machines for heating, pressing and separating fibre, in place of slow hand methods.
Governor Umo Eno commissioned the mill at Oku Abak in late January 2026. About 200 women run it as a cooperative. Output there rose from one drum of palm oil a day to eight. The Governor pledged 10 tonnes of palm fruit for the next cycle, security for the site, lighting and a better access road. The women also receive training in saving, leadership, hygiene and the prevention of gender-based violence.
The mills are meant to raise output and income for rural women who process palm produce. They are expected to help Abak sell palm oil to other states, and they fit the ARISE Agenda focus on farming and jobs.
The project at a glance
StatusOngoing
WhereAll 11 wards of Abak
Kind of workFarming
ServesRural women who process palm produce and 3 more
Project timeline
Plannedannounced or approved
Work startedsite work begins
Ongoingwork under way
Finishedcompleted or commissioned
What was built
- Oil processing mills
- Mill buildings
Who it serves
People and places connected by this project.
- Rural women who process palm produce
- Oil palm farmersLocal business
- Palm oil tradersLocal business
- Residents of the 11 wards
Where it helps
- Trade and income
Abak LGA at a glance
Where this project sits among all 14 projects recorded in Abak.
Completed 7Ongoing 6 (this project)Status not stated 1
Impact Analysis
An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.
For work and income
The mills will raise output, lower the cost of processing oil palm and improve profit on palm produce. They also add to the effort to make the state a major palm belt.
Project location
All 11 wards of Abak
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Development goals
This project supports the goals below. Each figure shows how many of the 429 projects on this portal back the same goal.
- 2Zero hunger18 of 429 projects
- 8Decent work42 of 429 projects
- 5Gender equality2 of 429 projects
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