Nigeria, March 19 -- Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, through his Humanitarian Foundation, has launched the distribution of rice worth over N13 billion to vulnerable groups across Nigeria.

The foundation is also distributing meals to at least 10,000 Muslims observing the Ramadan fast in Kano State.

A statement signed by Samira Sanusi, an official of the foundation in Kano, said the foundation plans to distribute one million bags of rice - worth over N13 billion across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja to alleviate the suffering in the country.

Mrs Sanusi said the gesture was in addition to the daily distribution of 20,000 loaves of bread to Kano residents and 15,000 to Lagos residents, which the foundation started in 2020 d...