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As reported by Reuters, Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, plans to launch a rice mill with a farm scheme in Nigeria. This is to tap growing demand for paddy in Africa’s biggest economy, the company said on Monday. Rice demand in Nigeria hit 6.3 million metric tonnes (MT) in 2015, with 2.3 million metric tonnes produced ...

The Nation reports that Dangote Group of Companies has finalised plans to establish a large scale rice mill in Kano, Kano State, with a capacity to produce 250,000 tonnes per annum. According to The Nation, the Executive Director Hajiya Halima Dangote, who spoke at the Dangote Day at the 37th Kano Trade Fair, said the mill would process rice harvested from Sokoto, ...

As part of efforts to boost its internally generated revenue, the Cross River State government has commenced the construction of an ultra-modern rice mill in Ogoja. The Guardian reports that the commissioning of work on the rice mill by the state governor, Ben Ayade on Wednesday is in line with his promise to avoid dependence on monthly allocation from the ...