Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has unveiled measures to drive Nigeria's shea industry, after the federal government imposed a six-month suspension on raw shea nut exports to spur local processing.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Director-General Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso said the council was stepping in to play its statutory role to ensure the success of the policy.

"The reason we are here is to tell you how the RMRDC is stepping in to play its statutory role regarding the federal government ban on the export of shea nuts, and why it is necessary, and how we intend to support the actualisation of that goal," he said.

President Bola Tinubu, on 26 August, announced the temporary sus...