As part of Niger Delta Development Commissions efforts to ensure food security in the Niger Delta region, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director of the commission at a strategic meeting between the Commission and a delegation from Farmers Association in Port Harcourt, Rivers State partnered with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). At the meeting,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the suspension of sale of the seized food items in Lagos State. The decision followed the stampede that claimed seven Nigerian lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State, where a 25kg bag of rice sold for N10, 000. A statement released by…
Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has commenced the sale of seized bags of rice to the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25kg . Adeniyi while briefing newsmen in Lagos, said the process for the sale of the food items has been perfected such that a form with…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor has mooted the idea of importing paddy for the state to get enough rice paddy to run the Imota Rice Mill in the state. He has said that his government will approach the federal government to get the concession for the import. The governor made this known during a media…
…. ‘YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE INFLUX OF INVESTORS- AGRIC COMMISSIONER, UBRU Things appear to be turning around for farmers across the country. While the governments at the state and federal levels are distributing farm inputs for farmers to thrive during the dry season, the governments are collaborating with agencies, locally and globally, to make…
At any gathering there is one delicacy that is in a class of its own. It is rice alright, but it is rice with a unique taste and different aroma! Ofada rice enjoys a high demand at parties, and it is a special delicacy at home. However, one thing people dread about the common ofada…
The annual dry season farming inputs distribution to out-grower farmers by WACOT Rice Limited has been inaugurated by Senator Abubakar Kyari, minister of Agriculture and Food Security. The ceremony was performed in Argungu, Kebbi State, which also hosts WACOT’s rice mill. The dry season farming inputs distribution was part of efforts to assist the small…
