The Federal government has unveiled the second maize pyramid in Kaduna state under the Central Bank of Nigeria and Maize Association of Nigeria Anchor Borrowers programme.
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, said the Anchor Borrowers Programme has achieved its desired objective aimed at curtailing food import and enhancing self Sufficiency in maize production.
According to Emefiele, the annual consumption of maize stood at 12.38 million metric tonnes as at 2021, with 60 per cent of it being consumed by the industrial sector.
The unveiling of the maize pyramid comes months after President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled bags of rice numbering one million.