Flood has destroyed 280 hectares of rice farms in Iguoriakhi and Iguomo in Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West local government areas of Edo. The state chairman...
A Nigerian Federal High Court in the capital of Abuja, on Friday admitted to bail, a Lebanese and eight Nigerians charged with the theft of 555,000...
A Nigerian Federal High Court in the capital of Abuja, on Friday admitted to bail, a Lebanese and eight Nigerians charged with the theft of 555,000...
By Ifeanyi Nwoko Experts bemoan the fact that Nigeria spends over N600 billion every year on the importation of rice and wheat, while the country has...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has advised that the N365 billion set aside for rice importation annually should be invested in...
Local growers of rice have hailed the decision at the weekend of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to ban the entry of foreign rice through the...
Since the Swearing-in of The President Goodluck Jonathan, one of the top issues on his agenda has been making Nigeria self-sufficient in food production. Despite the...
Local growers of rice and importers of the commodity have cried out for government help against smugglers who they allege have overrun the customs at the...
The Presidency yesterday lashed out at some opposition leaders for their criticism of the government. But, its attack sparked a furious reaction, with the Action Congress...
The World Bank intends to provide a credit of N31.6 billion ($ 200 million) to Lagos State to boost rice production, says World Bank Sector Manager...
Smugglers of rice have lost millions of naira following the seizure of goods, such as rice and vegetable by the Customs anti-smuggling operatives in Jemita, Yola,...
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