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Workers kick as FG suspends sale of subsidised rice

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A cross section of civil servants in Abuja have expressed concerns over the suspension of the sale of Federal Government’s subsidised rice at N40, 000 per bag of 50 kilograms. They made their feelings known after discovering the sudden disappearance of officials at different registration units

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FG Begins Sale Of 50kg Rice At N40,000

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The Federal Government has begun the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50 kilograme bag. Senate Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, who flagged- off the sale of the rice at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, said the potential buyers […]

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We’re yet to receive FG’s rice, citizens in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina lament

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Some residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina states say they are yet to receive the rice recently donated to the states by the Federal Government to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal Government had doled out 20 trucks of rice to the 36 states and the FCT. NAN also reports […]

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Insecurity: Kidnappers now demand rice, noodles, maggi as ransom in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

Apart from large amounts of money paid as ransom by the families of those kidnapped, the hoodlums are now demanding bags of rice and condiments as part of the ransom. Armed kidnappers have targeted rural communities in the Kuje, Kwali, Gwagwalada, and Abaji area councils, abducting over 30 people in the last three months and […]

Agriculture News

Lagos State Rice Mill will collapse rice price – Govt

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

The Lagos State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, on Thursday said there would be constant supply of paddy from local farmers for the 32 metric tonnes per hour Imota Rice Mill in Imota, Daily Times gathered. She spoke on the sidelines of an inspection tour of the rice mill by members of the […]

Business

CBN to support rice, eight other commodities with N432bn

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

Introduces non-interest window in loans to SMEs, households The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plan to fund the value chains of nine commodities to the tune of N432 billion in the 2020 wet season. This is even as the apex bank yesterday revealed plans to integrate non-interest loan window in all its intervention programmes, […]

World

COVID-19: Cambodia to close casinos, halt rice exports

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said the nation’s casinos would be closed starting onWednesday and rice exports would stop by Sunday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. Recently, as Cambodia’s total Covid-19 infections topped 100 cases, the premier said the government was weighing whether to declare a state of emergency, […]

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FG frowns at indiscriminate hike in prices of rice

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The federal government has frowned at the indiscriminate hike in the prices of local rice, accusing dealers of dishonesty and of being unfair to consumers. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, made the accusation in Abuja, revealing that the government is going to engage stakeholders in the rice value chain to protect […]

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Customs intercepts N40m contraband concealed in gas cylinders

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Contraband items with a Duty Paid Value of over N 40 million, have been intercepted by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, in Ikeja.  The items which included 1,393 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 237 jerrycans of  foreign vegetable oils, and 625 cartons of frozen poultry products, were

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Court remands trader for allegedly smuggling 180 bags of banned foreign rice

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

. Ibadan – Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Monday ordered that trader, Kabir Folorunso, or allegedly smuggled-in 180 bags of banned foreign rice, be remanded in a correction centre, pending bail. Pakistan to vaccinate 40m children amid fears of polio Ajoku ordered the defendant, who hails from Ogbomoso, in Oyo  state, […]

Agriculture

Why we have stone rice in Nigeria – NFGCS

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

 – Gaate(Nasarawa) – The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS), on Tuesday said that one major way to boost local rice consumption among Nigerians is to invest in local fabrication of de-stoning machines. National Coordinator, Mr Tedheke Retson, made this known in an interview at the NFGCS farm, Gaate, Nasawara State. Retson, who was reacting

Agriculture

Before 2020 Christmas, the prices of rice would have crashed – Rice farmer

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

Lagos – A Lagos-based rice farmer, Mrs Bosun Solarin, has commended the Federal Government for closing land borders and ensuring a window for local farmers to work hard to meet increasing rice demand in the country. Solarin, also a member of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), made the commendation during an interview on Monday […]

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Stone free rice: Farmers, millers call for patience

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Abuja – All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has called on Nigerians to exercise patience and understanding for  the process involved in local rice production to be perfected. Mr Ibrahim Kabiru, President of AFAN, made this call on Friday in Abuja. The AFAN was reacting to complaints by consumers that local rice was no longer […]

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Nigeria to export rice in 2 years

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Kura (Kano) – The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says with the phenomenal increase in rice production and processing in the country, Nigeria will be exporting the commodity in the next two years. The minister stated this on Thursday in Kura, Kano state during an assessment tour of the impact of the […]

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We can meet rice demand during Yuletide – Processors

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

Abuja – The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) says members have the capacity to meet the Nigeria’s demand for rice during and beyond the Yuletide. The Chairman of RPAN, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja when he spoke with journalists. According to him, the combined capacity of integrated mills produced […]

Business

Dangote Group starts of rice factory in Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

Birnin Kebbi – Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Sunday commended Dangote Group for setting up a rice mill in the state, saying it would create employment and boost the economy. Bagudu who visited the factory site at Saminaka in Shanga Local Government Area of the state, said the investment would also rack up the […]

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Nigerian rice everywhere, says Buhari’s aide

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2019 0

Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media and Coordinator, the Buhari Centre has said that Nigerian rice are everywhere and that there is a ‘Rice revolution going on’. This came as the Republic of India has called on the Federal Government to sustain its policies on boosting local production of rice. Bashir Ahmad […]

Agriculture

Nigeria has enough rice to last two years – Farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

An Enugu-based commercial rice farmer, Mr Ekene Uzodinma, has advised Nigerians against panic buying and hoarding of rice ahead of the Yuletide celebration. Uzodinma, who is the Manager of Excellent Integrated Farms Ltd, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Monday. He said that Nigeria had […]

Editorial

Beyond closure of Nigeria’s borders

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2019 0

That Nigeria about two months ago closed its land borders with its neighbours including Benin, Niger and Cameroon in its efforts to stem the tide of smuggling of various imported items like rice, automobiles and small and light arms and ammunitions among many other things is no longer news. However, this development has not gone […]

Agriculture

Customs arrest 15 suspects in Adamawa for re-bagging foreign rice

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

Yola – The Adamawa/Taraba Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested 15 suspects for re-bagging foreign rice to sell as local rice. The Controller in charge of Adamawa/Taraba Command, Mr Kamardeen Olumoh, who was briefing newsmen on Tuesday on the development, said the suspects were arrested in a warehouse in Yola. Olumoh said that […]