FG’s 150-Day Duty-Free Rice Importation to Lower Prices, Curb Food Inflation
The Federal Government’s 150-day duty-free window to allow the importation of husked brown rice as part of measures to combat ...
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FG to Sell 50kg Bags of Rice for N40,000, Prioritising Public Servants in Initial Distribution
The Federal Government has disclosed that the first batch sale of the 50 kilograms (kg) bag of rice for N40,000 ...
FG Distributes 740 Trucks of Rice across Nigeria to Alleviate Hardship
The Federal Government has distributed 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital ...
Nigerian Farmers Reveal Local Rice is Cheaper as Bag of Rice Costs Importers $58 from India to Lagos
The President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kabir Ibrahim, has disclosed that imported rice from India comes at ...
Nigeria Customs Begins Sale of Seized Rice at Discounted Price to Alleviate Food Insecurity
... Says anyone caught reselling will be prosecuted … Officials strictly prohibited from participating in exercise The Nigeria Customs Service, ...
Lagos Govt Requires N50bn to Meet Rice Demand
The Lagos State Government has said that the sum of N50 billion is required to meet the rice production for ...
Lagos Rice Farmers Unable to Meet Growing Demand- Traders
Some rice traders in Lagos have lamented the inability of local rice farmers to meet the growing demand for the ...
Lagos Court Remands Two for Killing Friend ove Bags of Rice
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State has remanded two friends, Noah Tovohome and Rajay Zannu, ...
Why Rice is High-Priced across the Country, RIFAN Lagos explains
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Lagos State Chapter, has blamed low cultivation of rice for the hike in ...
Rice Price rises despite over $15bn spent in meeting Demand
Rice consumption in the country has been on a steady rise, beyond the reach of local supply, leading to a ...
