Tag: rice
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How forex ban on rice, other items lifted Nigeria out of recession – Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said that its decision to restrict foreign exchange for importation of 41 items and other complementary policies were effective in bringing the country’s economy out of recession. It said the policy was well thought out as it assisted greatly in boosting the country’s foreign exchange reserves, which…
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Flood destroys 280 hectares of rice farms
Flood has destroyed 280 hectares of rice farm in Iguoriakhi and Iguomo in Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West local government areas of Edo. The state Chairman of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Mr Dirisu Abdulsalam, told newsmen on Thursday in Benin that farmers close to the riverine areas in the state were worst hit…
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Nigeria may experience shortage of rice in 2019 – Ogbeh
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says if appropriate measures were not taken to replant after the recent flood, the country may be in serious trouble with rice production. Ogbeh disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) Molecular Facility and the 2018 seed…
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Customs intercepts petrol tanker loaded with 1000 bags of rice [ Photos]
The Nigeria Customs Service, Zone “B” Federal Operations Unit (FOU), has impounded a petrol tanker, a J5 bus and a truck filled with 1000 bags of smuggled rice, on the Kaduna-Zaria axis. The Controller, FOU Zone B, Usman Dakingari said that the suspects had been arrested and investigation had started. He also said that another…
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Edo IDPs rice scandal: Obaseki’s Chief of Staff drags newspaper to court
Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Mr Taiwo Akerele, has dragged The Guardian Newspapers before a Benin High court on the footing of what he calls “general and/or exemplary or aggravated damages for libel. The case which was filed on Mr Akerele’s behalf by his twin brother, Kehinde, a legal practitioner…
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NEMA DG, Maihaja, paid N400m demurrage to clear N414.8m Chinese rice donation
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) paid a whopping sum of N400 million in demurrage to clear rice donated by the Chinese government for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East which is valued at N414 million, the Director General of the agency Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja, has said. Documents submitted to the…
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ECOWAS to make self-sufficiency in rice a reality by 2025 – Official
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says its rice offensive programme would make self-sufficiency in rice a reality in the sub-region by 2025. Mr Ernest Aubee, Principal Programme Officer and ECOWAS Head of Agriculture Division, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Aubee said…
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OBJ@81: My parents didn’t wait to see the results of their sacrifices – Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, disclosed that his major regret in life is that his parents left too early in life without reaping from the fruits of their sacrifices in his life. The two-time Nigerian leader who is marking his 81st birthday, said the early death of his parents and their failure…
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We will deliver local rice below N10,000 per bag – Bagudu
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi says the state will work together with farmers and millers under the Federal Government’ Anchor Borrower Programme to deliver local rice below N10,000 per bag. The governor gave the assurances Sunday night in Birnin Kebbi at a dinner hosted in honour of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai…
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Rice production: Dangote inaugurates multi billion naira processing plant in Jigawa
…Promises to end rice importation The Dangote Rice Outgrower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point yesterday when the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote laid a foundation stone for the construction of a multi-billion Naira rice processing mill in Hadin, Jigawa state. The mill with capacity to process 16 metric tons of paddy…