Man arrested for attempting to exchange 9-year-old boy for bag of rice in Lagos
The suspect was almost exchanging the nine-year-old boy, who was sent to buy sachet water (pure water), for a bag of rice when someone,...
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Rice may sell for N40, 000 per bag in December – Minister
Lokpobiri said this at the weekend during a town hall meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He said, “For your information, we spend about...
Six men arrested for stealing 600 bags of rice, selling each at N7,000
The six-man gang was arrested for hijacking of 600 bags of rice valued at N6million. Prior to their arrest, the IGP had ordered the SIRT...
Man abducts, exchanges two siblings for bags of rice in Lagos
The suspect, simply identified as Joshua, was said to have abducted the children, aged 13 and 8, who were returning from extra-moral...
Price of rice to crash soon – Dealer
Workers unload 42,494 tonnes of Thai rice at the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta January 25, 2011. Indonesia’s state procurement agency...
Minimum wage can’t buy bag of rice, reduction of workers’ salary by states wicked – NLC
The NLC Chairman in Anambra state, Mr. Jerry Nnubia, stated this on Tuesday during a rally in solidarity with Nasarawa state workers who...
Economy: Prices of rice, beans, maize soar at Lagos market
This is reflected in the commodity index update, prepared by Novus Agro Nigeria Ltd, an agro-based firm, and made available to the News...
Ebonyi government allocates land to Commissioners, others for compulsory rice production
The allocation of land was done at Ezillo Government Farm in Ishielu Local Government Area, which is the first phase of Governor David...
There is no food in Nigeria, open the borders for rice importation – Sultan begs Customs
Speaking in his palace in Sokoto, when he played host to the Comptroller-General of the Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) yesterday, the...
Buhari’s government has made us kings – Rice, wheat farmers
The Buhari presidency has a clear idea on how to execute its agricultural policy to achieve self-sufficiency in food production, and...
I no longer eat foreign rice – Governor Ikpeazu
The Governor disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists during his quarterly press briefing at the banquet hall of the...
Rice will become very affordable by April – FG
Workers unload 42,494 tonnes of Thai rice at the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta January 25, 2011. Indonesia’s state procurement agency...
Buhari orders Customs to distribute seized rice, others to displaced persons
The Service Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeniyi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday....
Customs orders removal of rice from import restriction list at land borders
The Public Relations Officer of customs, Mr Wale Adeniyi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Senate moves to stop waiver on rice importation
The Senate on Thursday recalls that rice policy waiver of the Federal Government was a deliberate attempt to encourage agriculture in...
Importers of rice, cement to stop accessing Forex from banks – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says importers of rice, cement and other products will no longer access Foreign Exchange from CBN,...
Three arraigned in court for allegedly stealing 35 bags of rice
The accused persons identified as Ifeanyi Harrison, 45; Ikechukwu Okafor, 43, and Emeka Elias-Okolie, 43, all residents of No. 16, Oyekan...
Nigeria loses N1bn daily to importation of rice – Njeze
This was disclosed yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, and African...
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