Tag: Rice Importation
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Don’t reverse ban on rice importation – Ortom begs Buhari
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the policy on ban of rice importation and not succumb to any pressure. The governor made the appeal in Makurdi when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed paid him a courtesy visit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Rice production: Exporters/importers will fight back By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The other day, I set out with my “Skelewu” dance steps when rice farmers and millers gave the assurances that, due to expected bumper harvest, and their desire to assist in the reduction of prices of goods, a 50kg of rice would crash to N6,000 in a few months. My happiness was…