Tag: Rice
RCCG donates 700 bags of rice to widows, less privileged
The Redeemed Church of God International Christian Centre, Durumi, has donated 700 bags of rice (25kg) worth N3.5 million to…
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Lagos consumes N1billion worth of rice daily, says Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga As the world marked World Food Day, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode disclosed that the state consumes N365…
Debt recovery: Doyin Okupe gets temporary reprieve
Akin kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria, has adjourned till 27 October this year,the debt…
Prices of imported rice, maize slide at Mile 12 market
The prices of imported rice and maize on Friday slightly decreased at the Mile 12 market in Lagos State for…
Nigeria will be self sufficient in sugar, rice, others by 2019 – Dangote
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Group, on Monday said Nigeria would be self sufficient in rice, sugar and…
Senate passes resolution, tells FG to revoke waivers on rice, others
The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to revoke all import waivers on rice and other…
Oshiomhole to Voters: Don’t be deceived by bags of rice
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole has appealed to voters not to be deceived by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who…
In Picture: Kashamu flood Ogun with Jonathan’s rice
Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for Ogun East senatorial district has flooded a warehouse in the state with bags of…
Wamakko distributes 10,000 bags of rice, N10m to the needy
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state has distributed 10, 000 bags of rice and N10 million to the needy in…
17 ships containing rice, palm oil expected at Lagos ports
Seventeen ships carrying food items like rice, crude palm oil, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, frozen fish, bulk soya bean and…
Kemi Mimiko donates 200 bags of rice to women for Sallah
The wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Kemi Mimiko, on Sunday donated 200 bags of rice to the state chapter…
Jonathan lauds Dangote’s $1b rice investment
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday commended the Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for investing one billion dollars in rice…
Nigeria Has No Business With Poverty
By Prince Arinze Onebunne Nigeria exploits of old in agricultural commodities like groundnuts in the Northern part, oil palm, rubber,…
Poverty Eradication: Borno to distribute N135m to youths, others
The Borno State Government, on Thursday, said it planned to distribute N135 million to unemployed youths and vulnerable people in…
Lawmaker seeks more funding for agric programmes
Lagos State lawmaker, Ibrahim Layode, on Saturday called for more funds to expand the Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) and other…
FG Moves To Boost Rice Production
The Federal Government has expanded the capacities of three rice mills in the country to 90,000 tonnes each to facilitate…
Cornflakes Repackaged Over Cancer Scare
Breakfast cereals, pasta, rice and other foods packed in cardboard boxes could be tainted with toxic chemicals, researchers warn. The…
The Great Scramble For Patience Jonathan’s Rice
It was a gesture gone awry as hungry Nigerians “attacked†bags of rice donated by the President’s wife to the…