The Federal Government has released about N43.92 billion (122 million dollars) to 300,000 rice farmers to increase Nigeria’s rice production by additional two million tonnes in 2018. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Aisha Al-Hassan stated this in New York at Nigeria’s side event during the ongoing 62nd Session of the Commission on the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, to apologise to Nigerians and resign for making false claims on Thailand closing down its rice mills on account of reduced importation from Nigeria. The party in a statement on Friday by its national publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, said Mr. Ogbeh should ”immediately […]
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Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi says the state will work together with farmers and millers under the Federal Government’ Anchor Borrower Programme to deliver local rice below N10,000 per bag. The governor gave the assurances Sunday night in Birnin Kebbi at a dinner hosted in honour of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. […]
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Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, the National President, Rice Farmers Association (RIFAN), has assured Nigerians that the market prices of locally produced rice will soon crash. Goronyo told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday that the price a 50kg-bag of locally produced rice would plummet from N18,000 to between N6,500 and N7000 by April […]
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The Government of Ogun State has launched its locally produced rice with a market price of N11,500. While formally unveiling the rice produced and bagged in Ogun at the Asero Market in Abeokuta on Thursday; the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, said the rice production would boost food supply, reduce dependency on imported ones while the […]
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Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said its command in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara zone intercepted 506 bags of foreign rice concealed in bags of beans and smuggled into the country. Nasir Ahmad, NCS Controller, Sokoto, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday. He said that the seized consignment had payable duty value of N12.5 million. Ahmad said […]
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The Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 200 bags of smuggled foreign rice at Oron in Akwa Ibom State. Mrs Burromvyat Patience, the Customs Area Controller in charge of Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area Command, made this known to newsmen in […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, said it had seized 1,401 bags of rice and three used cars within the last one week. The goods were reportedly smuggled into the country from the neighbouring Republic of Benin. The Controller of the Area Command, Sani Madugu, disclosed this on Friday at the Idiroko border office […]
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In few months’ time, a 50kg bag of rice will be sold at the rate of N6000. This is according to Aminu Goronyo, national president, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria. This assertion was made on Wednesday on the sidelines of a meeting between rice farmers, processors and Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, at the ministry’s […]
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Kogi state is ready to flood the markets with rice and fish by December following the mass production of the products by the state-owned Omi Agricultural Development Centre. The centre situated in Yagba-West Local Government would be out with “Confluence’’ rice, Mr David Apeh, Special Adviser to Gov. Yahaya Bello on Agriculture and Rural Development, […]
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