Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has been confirmed as a three-time Guinness World Records holder after organisers found that her September jollof rice attempt also met rules for the “largest serving of rice.”
Guinness World Records told Baci in an email that when it compared the rules for the two record titles, “it has come to our attention … that you also achieved the record title of ‘Largest serving of rice.’”
The message was shared with the chef by the records team.
Baci set the jollof record on 12th September 2025, when she and a team prepared 8,780 kilograms (about 19,356 pounds) of Nigerian-style jollof rice at a cookout in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The event was widely filmed and shared on social media.
The new confirmation brings Baci’s official tally to three Guinness titles.
She had already held the record for the largest pot of jollof rice (September 2025) and earlier won a title for a long continuous cooking marathon.
“Woke up a three-time Guinness World Records holder and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it,” Baci wrote on Instagram after the news.
Reaction across Nigerian media and social platforms was celebratory, with fans and fellow chefs praising her stamina and organisation.
Guinness and Baci’s team said they will publish the formal certificates and technical details in due course.
