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 ...

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 ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria made history on January 18, 2022, when they co-launched the r me Rice Pyramids on the premises of Abuja Chamber of Commerce ...

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 ...

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 ...

About 5000 hectares of rice plantation estimated at N11.5 billion ... caused by the opening of the dams in Jebba and Kanji, two of Nigeria’s hydroelectric power sources. During the tour of ...

Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice, has claimed they are determined to “hunt down” Liverpool in the Premier League title race. The Gunners remain six points behind the leaders, despite hammering ...

A new armed group called Lakurawa is attacking villages in remote corners of northwestern Nigeria and across the border in Niger, posing new threats to two countries that already suffer from ...

A relentless celebration that turns West Africa – and especially Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos – into one of the hottest destinations on the continent, if not the planet, right in the middle ...

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