The aphorism “not all that glitters is gold” resonates loudly in rice markets, where what seems like premium quality often conceals a web of deceit. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA reveals that beneath the glossy ...

mainly due to non-sustainable supply of raw material (paddy rice)." However, he made some basic recommendations as panacea to the rice situation, saying there was need for "holistic review of the ...

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 ...

Nigeria’s rice production has hit the lowest level in four years as high production costs force farmers to reduce their ...

Segun Atho is the National Vice President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). In this interview with Charles Okonji, the Lagos-based farmer who went into agriculture due to his inability ...

Ade Adefeko, AnidrOlam Agri, a global leader in agricultural supply chains, is an important player in Nigeria’s agricultural landscape. This in-depth look at Olam Agri’s interventions in the country ...

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.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Sokoto State civil servants at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag in an effort to mitigate ...

According to ReportLinker, Nigeria’s rice consumption data shows a year-on-year percentage growth of 2.16% for 2024, 2.16% for 2025, 1.99% for 2026, 2.08% for 2027, and 1.91% for 2028 ...

The Forward Operating Base, FOB of the Nigerian Navy, Akarakumo, Badagry, Lagos on Friday handed over 109 bags of foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. Navy Capt. Linus ...