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Lagos to farm rice in seven states

Lagos – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the state government is in the process of acquiring an estimated 32,000 hectares of farmland for rice cultivation in seven states. Sanwo-Olu made disclosure on Wednesday at the 2019 Grand Finale of the World Food Day celebration in Lagos. The theme for 2019 celebration was: “Our […]
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Anchor Borrowers Programme on rice has guaranteed Nigeria’s food security – Buhari

Tudunwada(Nasarawa) – President Muhammadu Buhari says the Anchor Borrowers Programme on rice production has guaranteed Nigeria’s food security. The president made the disclosure at the 11th Agricultural Show and Exhibition to commemorate the 2019 World Food Day with the theme:Our Actions are our Future. Healthy Diets for A #ZeroHunger.” UNN emerges No. 1 in Nigeria,
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SON seizes 1,000 bags of underweighed rice

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osun says it confiscated more than 1,000 underweighed bags of rice in Osogbo markets on Monday. Mr Sunday Badewole, the SON State Coordinator, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Tuesday. Badewole said the agency made the confiscation during the […]