Some members of the house of representatives have rejected bags of rice donated by David Umahi, minister of works, over what they described as “stringent conditions” attached to the distribution process. According to TheCable, sources in the lower legislative chamber said lawmakers are dissatisfied with the procedure outlined in an internal memo circulated on […]
Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has said that climate-resilient rainfed wheat varieties will transform Nigeria’s food system, increase production, reduce import costs, and improve farmers’ incomes. Speaking at the Second National Rainfed Wheat Farmers’ Field Day in Kuru, Plateau State, Kyari described the breakthrough as “nothing short of transformative.” “Farmers in the […]
Governor Namadi Umar of Jigawa State has said his administration is pursuing bold agricultural reforms that will enable the state to produce half of Nigeria’s rice requirement by 2030. He made this statement an interview with Punch to mark his second year in office. “Our target is ambitious: by 2030, Jigawa will produce 50 per […]
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 for the purchase of the rice. The News Agency […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 all concealed in […]
. 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, […]
– 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]