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Kano shuts down rice mill over air pollution

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

The Kano State Government has closed down Tiamin Rice Mill along Zaria Road due to complaints of air pollution. The notice is contained in a circular issued by the state Ministry of Environment and addressed to the Managing Director of the rice mill. According to the circular, the pollution

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Thailand’s rice mill: Resign over false information, PDP tells Ogbe

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2018 0

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, to resign over false claims that Thailand’s rice mills have closed down due to importation drop from Nigeria. PDP in a statement on Friday in Abuja signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the denial by the Thailand authorities […]

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Rice production gets a boost as Buhari inaugurates mill in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

In what could be best described as a major boost to local rice production, and in the country’s quest to attain self-sufficiency in rice production and reduce importation of the commodity to the barest minimum, a new 288 metric tonnes per day capacity Amarawa Rice Mill has been inaugurated in Kano. As part of activities […]

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Workers at the Abakaliki Rice Mill with their Excellencies at the Rice Mill

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2016 0