LAGOS, NIGERIA — Corn, wheat, rice and sorghum consumption in Nigeria is expected to increase in 2025-26, driven by ...

Mr. Aliko Dangote explained that the initiative will distribute bags of rice to one million poor and vulnerable Nigerians across all 774 local government areas.

No fewer than 300 farmers have been trained in theoretical and practical aspects of rice production, processing, and entrepreneurship by the Niger Delta Development Commission.The farmers, according ...

“We have the capacity to produce the rice that Nigeria needs but we are limited by the ‘Nigerian factor’”. In Delta State, our correspondence spoke to Mr Owhosode Hope, a wholesaler at ...

The starter pack was presented to the beneficiaries during the closing ceremony of the second batch for the NDDC-sponsored training programme for rice farmers.

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 ...

Christian Association of Nigeria; women and youth wings, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, and civil society organisations, were among the list of beneficiaries. Truckloads of the 10kg rice bound for the ...

Sir: Nigeria’s indigenous rice varieties, including Ofada, Igbemo, Abakaliki, and Ekpoma rice, possess unique characteristics that make them valuable beyond local markets. While these varieties ...

has described Delta State’s economy as one of the top four largest economies in Nigeria. Emu stated this in his keynote address at the 2025 Public Lecture and Awards Ceremony of the Association ...