The federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), on Monday began the sale of subsidised rice to Nigerians. The move, aimed to mitigate the price of the staple goods, would be rolled out to interested participants on the condition of a valid identity card and National Identification Number.
Recall that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari had said public servants would be the first beneficiaries of the sale due to the availability of an accurate data system that will ensure proper documentation of the sale of the food item. Earlier Kyari explained that the 50kg bags of rice, priced at a flat rate of ₦40,000, are part of the effort to provide subsidised milled rice to help alleviate the ongoing food crisis in Nigeria.
He said, “This food intervention can be said to be timely considering the times and challenges we are in as citizens of this great nation.
“As one of the numerous efforts of the present administration to cushion the effect of the high cost of food commodities, kindly join me in applauding the immense efforts of the present administration such as the release of 42,000MT of Assorted Food Commodities (AFC) to vulnerable and the 30,000MT of milled rice which is being flagged-off for sales to Nigerians today September 5, 2024.
“To qualify for the one person one bag, you must have a National Identification Number, of course, you have phone numbers and those in public service are all registered under the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS) platform”.
