BY OLUWADARE ALEGBELEYE Nigerian local rice varieties, typically unpolished and aromatic, hold immense potential to enhance ...

Nigeria’s rice imports from Thailand surged 60-fold in one year, hitting 34,855 metric tons (MT) in 2024. This is the highest ...

Despite government efforts to promote local rice, many Nigerians still prefer foreign brands. Is it about quality, perception ...

Despite a welcome, albeit slight, easing of prices for major staple foods like rice, vegetable oil, onion, tomato, and wheat ...

In a statement released on Thursday, the agency disclosed that a shop located along the YKC axis of Woji was identified as a key distribution point for the fake rice. The National Agency for Food ...

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has announced plans to distribute 1 million bags of rice to Nigerians across all 774 local government areas amid hardship.

They (traders) continue to face escalating costs for Nigerian rice, which has pushed many into poverty. Mrs. Bukola Osagie, a rice dealer at Mile 12 Market, Lagos highlighted the dire situation ...

Speaking to journalists in Ikeja, Comptroller Kola Oladeji emphasised that while no arrests were made, the primary objective ...

a trader at Ojo Market, Lagos, now sells for N88,000, up from its previous price of N75,000. Olam Group's Mama’s Choice is marketed as a premium rice option processed in Nigeria. Currently ...

Farmers and stakeholders have revealed that there will be a 51% increase in food prices by mid-2025 due to the Nigerian ...