Tag: rice
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FG readys installation of 110 milling machines to boost rice production
Federal Government has acquired 110 rice milling machines to be installed in different parts of the country, between now and July, to boost rice production across the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, issued a statement confirming the development on his Facebook page on yesterday. Shehu,…
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Dangote to launch 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower sheme in Sokoto
The Dangote Group has announced that its subsidiary, Dangote Rice is set to launch a multi-million naira 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme in Sokoto with a prospect of hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for the rural communities inhabitants. President of the Group, Aliko Dangote disclosed at the weekend that the Company will on…
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Anambra to produce 330,000 tonnes of rice by December
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra says his administration intends to produce 330,000 tonnes of rice by December and make agriculture a lucrative venture for the youth. The governor gave the assurance, while speaking at the birthday celebration of Chief Anthony Enukeme, a businessman, in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. He said that…
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EFCC arrests Councilor, 4 others for stealing 300 bags of rice from IDP camp
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has picked up a Supervisory Councillor for Agriculture in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Umar Ibrahim and four others for allegedly stealing bags of rice donated by Danish Refugee Council, a Non-Governmental Organisation, to the Internally Displayed Persons in the council. The anti-graft agency in…
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Oyo Govt empowers 717 rice, cassava farmers
The Oyo State Government has said that it would empower 450 cassava producers in the state through the state’s funded Anchor Borrower’s programme and another set of 267 farmers in the production of rice and cassava under the FADAMA III additional financing project. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Barrister Oyewole…
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Rice prices up by 20 per cent, tomatoes crash…
Prices of locally produced rice have shot up by more than 20 per cent in Hadejia, Jigawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN checks at Hadejia and Malammadori markets showed that prices of the commodity have increased significantly in spite of the steady supply of the foodstuff. A 100-kilogramme bag of local rice…
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Its good to see Nigerians eating rice despite recession – Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has stated that there is fun everywhere in Nigeria despite the nationwide outcry about recession. According to the party leader, Nigerians were no bothered by the hardship caused by the ongoing economic crisis. Speaking with newsmnen in Benin, the Edo State capital,…
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No plastic, only contaminated rice in Nigeria – NAFDAC
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said laboratory result of the suspected fake rice showed that the product was not plastic but rice contaminated with micro organisms. The Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Yetunde Oni, said this at a news conference in conjuction with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in…
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Rice, wheat importation gulps N1trn annually — Emefiele
…says Nigeria can’t survive on importation of foreign goods The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, said that importation of rice and wheat gulped over N1 trillion in foreign exchange annually. Emefiele said this on Thursday in Jibia, Katsina State, at the launch of CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme and 2016/2017…
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Rice will remain expensive for the foreseeable future – Yemi Osinbajo
The deputy president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that rice, the staple food of most Nigerians will remain expensive for the foreseeable future. Osinbajo made this revelation when a Nigerian citizen challenged him on the soaring price of the staple food in the country while he was on an unscheduled…