The Lagos State Government has installed electric vehicle (EV) charging points at its 7,000-square-metre fresh food hub in Pen Cinema, Agege, as part of the infrastructure provided at the facility.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday after commissioning the Lagos Fresh Food Hub in Pen Cinema, Agege.
Sanwo-Olu said the facility was designed to improve the movement of food from farmers and suppliers to communities across Lagos while creating a more organised environment for participants in the food supply chain.
According to him, the hub provides space for hundreds of traders, alongside dry and cold storage facilities, a dedicated seafood section, parking spaces and EV charging points.
“Today, I commissioned the Lagos Fresh Food Hub in Pen Cinema, Agege, a modern facility designed to make it easier and more efficient to move food from farmers and suppliers to communities across Lagos.
“Built on 7,000 square metres, the hub provides space for hundreds of traders, dry and cold storage facilities, a dedicated seafood section, parking and EV charging points,” the governor stated.
He said the facility brings farmers, traders, retailers, institutional buyers and consumers together in a more coordinated food distribution system.
Sanwo-Olu described Agege as one of the middle-level hubs within the state’s wider food distribution network, saying the facility would help bring food distribution closer to residents and improve the efficiency of the supply chain.
The Agege hub is supplied by the Central Food Security and Logistics Hub at Ketu-Ereyun, which forms part of the state’s broader strategy for improving food distribution and strengthening food security.
The governor also referenced other facilities within the network, including the Fresh Food Hub in Mushin, saying the network was designed to shorten supply chains and make food products more accessible to residents.
The Mushin Fresh Food Agro-Hub was commissioned in December 2023 as part of the state’s efforts to support organised food trading, storage and distribution.
The Lagos State Government has increasingly focused on developing infrastructure aimed at addressing challenges associated with food production, storage, transportation and distribution as the state continues to experience rising demand for food.
The EV charging points at the Agege facility also represent an integration of emerging transportation infrastructure into a public commercial and food distribution facility.
Industry stakeholders have increasingly identified locations such as shopping centres, workplaces, hotels, fleet depots, markets and transport hubs as strategic points for the deployment of EV charging infrastructure because they already attract regular users and vehicles.
The inclusion of charging facilities at the Agege food hub places EV infrastructure within a functioning commercial environment expected to attract traders, suppliers, institutional buyers and consumers.
The Agege project is also part of the wider food security initiatives being implemented by the state, including the Produce for Lagos Programme, which is aimed at connecting farmers with organised demand in the Lagos market.
In July 2025, Heirs Holdings Chairman Tony Elumelu announced a N25 billion commitment to support the Produce for Lagos Programme, alongside the N500 billion Offtake Guarantee Fund.
The initiative is designed to improve market access for farmers and strengthen the connection between agricultural production and organised demand in Lagos.
With the addition of EV charging points, the Agege hub combines food distribution infrastructure with facilities supporting the gradual adoption of electric mobility, reflecting the state’s broader push to modernise commercial and urban infrastructure.
