Mr. Aliko Dangote explained that the initiative will distribute bags of rice to one million poor and vulnerable Nigerians ...

Watch the full episode here. Nigeria is the No. 1 consumer of rice in all of Africa. And short domestic supply has made prices skyrocket. Farmers are whacking at these giant piles of stalks for ...

He said: "According to various sources of data on rice production in 2024, Nigeria's paddy rice production is estimated at about 8.1 million metric tons, which is a slight decline from previous ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — On a normal day, Adeniyi Shoremi would eat three square meals. Breakfast for Shoremi — who lives in Lagos, Nigeria — would be bread, eggs, and a chocolate milkshake.

As at the end of 2021, Thailand exported only 2,160 metric tons to Nigeria, thereby saving the nation foreign exchange and helping preserve jobs in Nigeria. National rice output ramped up from ...