Rice
NAFDAC Shuts Down Food Warehouses in Ekiti Over Illegal Rice Re-bagging
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed three significant raw food storage facilities in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of...
Adeleke Replaces Aide Accused of Sallah Rice Diversion
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has appointed Mr. Ebenezer Ige as Senior Special Assistant for Civil Society Engagement. A statement by...
NBS Reports Significant Increase in Prices of Beans, Rice, Yam, Eggs, and Garri in July
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed a notable rise in the prices of key food items in Nigeria, including beans, rice,...
CBN, farmers plan to reduce price of rice
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria have concluded plans to distribute 27,000 metric tonnes of rice...
Niger Republic stops exportation of rice to Nigeria
The government of Niger Republic has stopped the exportation of rice to Nigeria. Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service, disclosed...
Customs Seizes Rice Worth N100m within Jigawa Axis
The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs seized over 3,000n bags of foreign rice and some contraband all together worth N100 million...
Customs Seizes Smuggled Rice Worth N101.7m
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized about 1,160 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice and five trucks used to convey them,...
Nigeria Close to Attain Self-Sufficiency In Rice Production – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said the current administration has drastically cut rice importation. This, according to...
Price Of Rice Crashes By 35% in Katsina, Other Food Stuffs Prices Crashes
The price of farm produce has significantly reduced as farmers are recording bumper harvests in Katsina State. According to the DT report, several...