Nigeria records significant rise in rice production: president

ABUJA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the country's rice production has increased to over 7.5 million metric tons annually, a significant rise from average production of less than 4 million metric tons in about 22 years.

Buhari disclosed this in Abuja while speaking at the official commissioning ceremony of the sky-high rice paddy pyramids organized by the Central Bank of