Buhari assures of better price for rice

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to exercise some patience as the growing food production in the country, especially expansion in rice farming, will eventually bring down prices of food, making it more affordable for all. Buhari spoke on Tuesday at the official commissioning ceremony of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/Rice Farmers Association of […]

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FG Approves N60bn To Boost Rice Production

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N60 billion to support rice production in the country and crash its market price ahead of the festive period. Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday at the end of the National Food Security Council in Abuja. “The government has approved […]

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Nigeria set to begin rice exportation

Prof. Bola Okuneye, an International Consultant, FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF), has said that Nigeria would begin exportation of rice in the next five years. Okuneye spoke on Wednesday at Amanuke, Awka North Local Government Area of  Anambra, when the FADAMA III AF team visited its rice farmland to ascertain level of progress at the […]

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