Tag: rice
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Fed Govt delivers trucks of rice, kicks off TraderMoni
MINISTER of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Farouq, at the weekend, delivered three trucks of rice to Katsina State as part of COVID-19 palliatives. The palliatives, according to Farouq, is for the less privileged, vulnerable and people with disabilities, to cushion effects of the lockdown. Farouq kicked off disbursement of TraderMoni and…
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Border closure: Nigerians consuming expired rice —Customs boss
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has said that Nigerians consuming foreign rice were eating an expired product that was only polished and re-bagged. Ali also said that the closure of the nation’s border would attract long term gains, which requires Nigerians to make sacrifices. He made these remarks on Wednesday during…
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Price of imported rice drops in March – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said average price of one kilogramme (kg) of rice (imported high quality sold loose) decreased month-on-month in March. The NBS said this in its “Selected Food Price Watch (March 2019)’’ report released on its website. The bureau said rice price decreased year-on-year by -0.39 per cent and decreased month-on-month…
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Amosun dragged to EFCC over MITROS Rice N4b loan
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has been reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) over an alleged mismanagement of a N4billion Anchors Borrowers Fund for rice farmers. The petitioner, Nelson Ekunjumi, National Co-Ordinator for the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate, based in Ikeja, Lagos, submitted a petition to the EFCC in…
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No dollars to import rice, cement, chicken – CBN
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday said the bank’s policy to restrict importers of some 42 items from accessing foreign exchange was the right call of action. Emefiele made this known in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists at the end of the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting for…
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Teenager Rice gives West Ham rare win over Arsenal
A superb finish by West Ham midfielder Declan Rice – the 19-year-old’s first Premier League goal – earned his side a fine win and dented Arsenal’s top-four ambitions. Rice beat Bernd Leno with a first-time shot after a good lay-off by Samir Nasri, who was making his first top-flight appearance in England since August 2016.…
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Yuletide: Prices of tomatoes, onions, rice soar
Prices of some food items have soared in some major markets in Umuahia, the capital of Abia two days to Christmas. A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday at Ubani, Isi Gate and Orie Ugba markets showed the prices of tomatoes, onions, rice, ogbono, egusi and others have increased. At Ubani…
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Customs seizes smuggled rice worth N101.7m
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded about 1,160 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice and five trucks used to convey them, in Edo. The rice and trucks worth N101.7 million were seized by the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Strike Force in zone “C”. Zone “C” comprises Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa-Ibom,…
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2019: Cross River farmers adopt Ayade
Farmers in Cross River state, under the aegis of Cross River Farmers’ Cooperatives Empowerment, have thrown their weight behind Governor Ben Ayade. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the farmers on Monday endorsed Governor Ayade’s second term bid, while also bestowing on him an award for supporting agriculture in the state. The award and support they said was…
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Buhari lied about claims on rice revolution – Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar said the claim by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration on rice production false and misleading. In a statement issued by Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization on Tuesday, noted that “on several occasions, the Buhari administration has bragged that their biggest achievement is reducing Nigeria’s dependence…