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With an average yield of 6.7 metric tonnes per harvest, Ebonyi State is Nigeria's largest rice producer. [14] Historically, Abakaliki rice was a vital export commodity. Rice export from Abakaliki to Ghana in 1965 is estimated to have fetched approximately £3 million for the eastern region government under Dr. Michael Okpara. [15]
The Imota rice mill is an agricultural plant in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria. It was built in 2021 and was inaugurated in 2023 with the commencement of full production. It was built in 2021 and was inaugurated in 2023 with the commencement of full production.
The government proposed a 100% increase of the minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦60,000, but the unions rejected this as "unsustainable" and demanded a larger increase. [2] According to BBC News, the monthly cost of the average Nigerian family's rice consumption is greater even than the government's proposed raised minimum wage. [3]
The Nigeria Customs Service has paused the sale of seized bags of rice to needy residents amid growing hunger in the country, after confirming people were trampled to death during a deadly crowd ...
Nigeria's inflation rate rose to 15.63 per cent in December 2021 compared to 15.40 per cent in November, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on January 17, 2022. The statistics office said the prices of goods and services, measured by the Consumer Price Index, increased by 15.63 per cent in December 2021 when compared to December 2020.
Nigerian Television Authority, Benin Office. The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. [1] Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after a takeover of regional television stations by military governmental authorities in 1976.
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A farmer and his cow. The majority of herders in African countries are livestock owners. Livestock farming is a part of Nigeria's agriculture system. In 2017, Nigeria had approximately over 80 million poultry farming, 76 million goats, 43.4 million sheep, 18.4 million cattle, 7.5 million pigs, and 1.4 million of its equivalent. [26]