President Muhammadu Buhari will officially commission the opening of the production of Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu, as he has commissioned the first deep seaport in Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos State, today Monday.
Below are some facts about the rice mill..
- In October 2022, the Lagos State Government signed an agreement with WACOT Rice Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group, to manage the Lagos Rice Mill.
- It is the largest mill in Africa and the third largest mill in the world
- It sits on 22 hectares of land
- It mill operates in two lines that receive, pre-clean, boil,dry, sort, hull, polish and bag the rice.
- Each silo is 25 meters high with 2,500-ton storage capacity for a combined 40,000 tonnes total storage capacity for the mill.
- At full capacity, the mill will 1,500 direct jobs and 254,000 indirect jobs.
- The rice mill has a capacity to produce 32 tonnes per hour and 2.8 million 50kg bags yearly - It is an integrated mill with two warehouses.
- At full capacity, the mill will create 1,500 direct jobs & 254,000 indirect jobs.
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