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March 19, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Receives 80,000 Bags Of Dangote Foundation 10kg Rice

Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the Aliko Dangote Foundation on Tuesday flagged off the National Food Intervention programme aimed at alleviating hunger and promoting food security across Lagos and Nigeria at large. The programme is meant to distribute 80,000...

September 22, 2024 No Responses

FG Donates 100 Trailers Of Rice, Others To Borno Flood Victims

The Federal Government has donated food items to flood victims in Maiduguri, Borno State, including 100 trailers of milled rice, among other items. The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, in a statement on Saturday explained that President B...

August 5, 2024 No Responses

‘Looted Bags Of Rice Funded With N2b By Edo Govt‘

The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Edo State Chapter, Apst. Gen. Dr. Irekpono Omoike said the vandalized residence where bags of rice were looted by hoodlums in Urora, in Ikoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State is owned...

July 29, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Flags Off Distribution of 56,000 Bags of Rice

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend, flagged off the second phase of the Christian Feeding Programme (CFP) with the distribution of 56,250 bags of 10kg rice across the State as part of efforts to alleviate suffering...

June 14, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Support 4,500 Rice, Cassava Farmers

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced a partnership with communities in the Niger Delta region to empower 4,500 rice and cassava farmers to ensure food security in the region and country at large. Speaking during the onboarding Programme....

March 28, 2024 No Responses

Dangote Donates 80,000 Bags Of 10kg Rice to Vulnerable Lagos Residents

The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vulnerable in Lagos state. President of Dangote Group and Chairman of the foundation, Aliko Dangote, noted that the gesture is part of...

March 4, 2024 No Responses

AfDB Supports Nigeria With $134 Million To Cultivate Rice, Maize, Cassava, Soyabeans

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production. The bank is providing $134 million to achieve this, it president, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Saturday after visiting...

July 21, 2023 No Responses

India Bans Rice Exports

India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. BBC report that heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over...

September 11, 2022 No Responses

Patrol Team Intercepts 415 Bags Of Smuggled Rice on Badagry waterways

The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Sector 2 South-West, Lagos, has intercepted 415 bags of 50kg rice loaded inside two boats smuggled into the country on Badagry waterways. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JBPT comprises officers of Nigeria...

June 3, 2022 No Responses

Customs Impounds Smuggled Generators, Rice

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, on Thursday said it had intercepted 42 units of smuggled tiger generating sets. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), FOU Zone A, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu at a news conferenc...

February 8, 2022 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Boosts Rice Value Chain, Facilitates Disbursement Of N34b

Fidelity Bank has facilitated the disbursement of over N34 Billion indirect credit to players in the Nigerian rice value chain. A statement sent to City Business News explained that the bank’s interventions in recent years have helped to unloc...

January 19, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Lauds CBN, Unveils Rice Pyramids

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday commended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, for boosting food production and supporting the Federal Government ‘s food security initiatives through the Anchor Borrowers’ Prog...

September 24, 2021 No Responses

Customs Impound 707 Bags Of Rice, 231 Cartons Of Milk, Others In Kano

Between July and this month, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command, seized 707 bags of smuggled rice and other items with Duty Paid Value of N41.3 million. The Command’s Comptroller, Mr Suleiman Umar, made the disclosure on Thursday i...

July 14, 2021 No Responses

NCoS Secures ICRC Certificate To Produce Rice, Palm Kernel In Edo

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued an Outlined Business Case (OBC) Certificate to Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in respect of the Ozalla farm, Edo state for production of rice and Palm kernel. Speaking on Tue...