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Lagos residents express difficulty getting LAKE rice

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2019 0

Lagos – Some prospective buyers of the Lagos State subsidised rice on Friday expressed difficulty in getting the product for consumption this yuletide. The prospective buyers, who besiged the Agric Ojo State Warehouse, venue of the sales, said the officials were making the rice difficult

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Lagos spends N1.04b on Lake rice subsidy in 3 years

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2018 0

Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has subsidized LAKE Rice to the tune of N1.049billion from December 2016 till date, as part of efforts aimed at sustaining food sufficiency and food security in the State. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held […]

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LAKE Rice: Lagos Signs Agreement with Major Rice Distributors

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

….As Sales Continue In Designated Centres In its bid to ensure even and fair distribution of LAKE Rice product to the nooks and crannies of Lagos, the State Government has sought the participation of major rice distributors in Lagos and signed a partnership agreement with the distributors in the transportation, distribution and marketing of LAKE […]

Agriculture

We produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year – Nigerian rice farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2017 0

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday said that it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN Deputy National Vice President, Segun Atho, said that the association’s rice production in 2017 was in excess of Nigeria’s population rice requirement of seven million metric tonnes annually. The RIFAN executive spoke at […]

Agriculture

“Nigeria Inching Closer To Achieving Self-Sufficiency In Rice”

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

Some investors from Thailand have even shown interest in establishing rice milling plants in Nigeria, a development that would further boost rice production in Nigeria. The country will soon have so much rice cultivated locally that it would have no need to import a single grain. After an aggressive campaign for rice farming in the […]

Crime

Police arrest two for stealing 20 bags of Lake rice

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2017 0

Two suspects have been arrested by the Lagos state police command for allegedly breaking into a warehouse and carting away 20 bags of rice. It was gathered that the suspects – Nura Rabiu and Ahmed Gombe – had broken into the warehouse in Agric bustop, along Badagry Expressway, where the Lagos state government produced rice was […]

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Lagos, Kebbi govs officially launch ‘Lake Rice’

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2016 0

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Kebbi state counterpart, Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday officially launched ‘Lake Rice’ to be sold to the public at the cost of N12, 000 per 50kg bag.  Speaking at the launch ceremony held at the State House, Ikeja, Ambode described the event as historic as the Memorandum of Understanding […]