Nigeria is moving to shut rice import windows after a national policy review showed that imports, not local production, are ...

Rice prices across Nigeria may come under renewed pressure in the coming months following a recommendation by a Federal ...

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 are ...

Rice is a staple food in many African countries, and several nations have become significant producers of this essential crop. Nigeria is the largest producer of rice in Africa. The country has ...

A presidential panel recommends freezing Nigeria rice imports, citing a surplus driven by high import volumes and falling ...

Rice farmers in Nigeria are lamenting the impact of imported and smuggled rice in Nigeria, especially its effect on farmers The Competitive Africa Rice Forum, Nigeria chapter, alerted the Nigerian ...

Nigeria’s drive to cut agricultural emissions is opening new commercial opportunities across farming clean energy and climate ...

A Nigerian company, EGTA Investment Limited on Saturday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Ghanaian conglomerate, Jospong Group of Companies, to boost of food production. The MoU signed ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, says the nation has achieved 75 per cent self-sufficiency in rice production through sustained investment in the value chain.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria has no justification for widespread poverty, insisting that the ...

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, Shettima described Nigeria’s land resources as ...