Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The event, titled the World Jollof Festival, began on Friday, 12 September at 9:00am, after organisers changed the venue from Muri Okunola Park to accommodate the large number of people who registered to attend.

The festival is sponsored by GINO, a brand under GBfoods Nigeria, and was open to the public at no cost. According to the organisers, over 20,000 people had registered as of Thursday, 11 September.

Baci is attempting to cook 250 bags of rice in a custom-built pot with a capacity of 22,619 litres. The pot measures six metres in width, 1.1 metres in height, and 1.3 metres in depth. It will be filled to 80 percent of its capacity and will contain ingredients including garlic, ginger, thyme, rosemary, curry, and...