AdminOct 2, 20172 min readKogi rice will feed the nation – GovtThe Kogi State Government has restated its commitment to creating an enabling environment for the much needed agricultural revolution,...
AdminOct 2, 20171 min read50kg of rice to fall to N15,000 soon – Nigerian govtNigerian government has assured Nigerians that the price of rice would soon crash in the market. Currently, a 50kg of rice costs between...
AdminJul 12, 20174 min readNigeria will be self-sufficient in rice production by November – Audu OgbehMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the country will be self-sufficient in rice production by...
AdminJun 19, 20172 min readImported rice Nigerians eat is poison – Governor BaguduKebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu, has declared that rice imported to Nigeria for consumption is poisonous. Bagudu, the Chairman,...
AdminJun 2, 20172 min readKiller rice all over Nigerian market – Governors’ ForumThe Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed concerns over the quality of rice being imported and consumed by Nigerians. The...
AdminMay 24, 20171 min readNigerian rice to compete with international brands soon – OsinbajoActing President, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that Nigerian rice would compete favourably with any brand in the world. According to him,...
AdminMay 16, 20171 min readPrice of rice has fallen – NBSThe National Bureau of Statistics said the average price of imported rice decreased by 7.22 per cent, as one kilogramme was sold for...
AdminApr 4, 20172 min readBag of rice to be sold at N10,000 from June – RIFANRice farmers under the auspices of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, has assured Nigerians that in June 2017 a 50 kilogramme of...
AdminDec 16, 20162 min readChristmas: Lagos to sell N13,000 rice next weekThe Lagos State Government on Friday said it could not commence the sale of its Lake Rice on December 15 as earlier planned to ensure...
AdminDec 13, 20162 min readCustoms alerts Nigerians on expired rice from border postsThe Customs Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit (F.O.U.) Ikeja, Mamudu Haruna, said on Tuesday that most rice smuggled through Idiroko,...
AdminDec 9, 20161 min readLagos to sell rice at N13,000 for ChristmasThe Lagos State Government has said it would sell rice to residents at N13,000 per 50kg, beginning from December 15. This was revealed by...
AdminDec 3, 20161 min readNigerians prefer bags of rice to legislative bills – Reps member, Hon OnyemaDeputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Chukwuka Onyema, says Nigerians prefer lawmakers that give them bags of rice...
AdminOct 18, 20162 min readStop consuming imported rice – Aregbesola tells NigeriansGovernor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has called on Nigerians to stop consuming imported rice, better known as foreign rice, urging them...
AdminOct 17, 20162 min readOne judge claimed hidden dollars was estacode, another said he sells rice – PanelThe federal government has insisted that the arrest of some judges by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, was in...
AdminOct 11, 20161 min readMan beaten to pulp for buying two bags of rice with fake naira notes in Lagos [PHOTOS]An irate mob in Lagos state on Monday almost lynched a man who allegedly bought two bags of rice with fake naira notes. The unidentified...
AdminOct 4, 20162 min readHammed Ali, customs boss says rice smuggled into Nigeria can killThe Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, says 99 per cent of rice smuggled through the land borders is not fit for...
AdminSep 26, 20162 min readWoman loses pot of cooking rice to thieves in EbonyiA News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited Agnes’s residence behind Nnodo Secondary School, Amike-Aba on Monday reports...
AdminSep 22, 20161 min readTwo women jailed 10 months for receiving stolen rice, beans in JosThe convicts, both of Jenta Adamu Street, Jos, were charged with receiving stolen property. The magistrate, Jovita Binjin, sentenced them...
AdminSep 21, 20162 min readHunger led us to steal bag of rice – Labourers who bagged 14 months imprisonment beg courtThe duo, who reside at Jenta Adamu Street in Jos are facing a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft. The Magistrate, Mr Jovita...
AdminSep 16, 20162 min readNigeria imports rice worth $6m daily – OgbehThe Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said this while addressing farmers at Ndeagu-Echara and Omege-Echara...
