Tag: Rice
Price of local rice drops in Jalingo markets
The price of local rice has significantly dropped in some major markets in Jalingo, Taraba.
Customs seizes 3, 278 bags of rice, 55 vehicles
The Niger Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service, says it generated N1.9 billion from January to September.
Customs seize 497,279 bags of rice in 2 years
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized 497,279 bags of imported rice between 2015 and August, 2017 with…
Kebbi to export rice, livestock to earn forex
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the state is planning to produce rice and livestock in commercial quantities for export…
NCS Impounds 3,200 Bags Of Rice, Poultry Products
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, on Wednesday said it had impounded 3,200 bags of rice, 1,000 cartons of…
Customs impounds truck load of rice in Katsina
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has arrested a truck-load of rice concealed in animal dung…
Customs, Rice Farmers Sign MoU To Stop Smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
Presidential Taskforce On Rice, Wheat Seeks More Investment
The Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat has called on the Federal Government to increase its investment in agriculture…
Rice Production In Nigeria Increases To 5.8m Tonnes
Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, President Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says annual rice production in Nigeria has increased from 5.5…
Price of rice to fall as minister meets Osinbajo, Kemi Adeosun
Concerned about the high price of local rice, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that they…
Councillor jailed for selling rice meant for IDPs
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a Supervisory Councillor from Mafa Local Government Area,…
Customs distributes 136, 476 bags of rice to IDPs camps in a year
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has distributed 136, 476 bags of rice in the last one year to Internally Displaced…
We can meet Nigeria’s annual rice demand— Gov
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Monday said that the state had the potential to produce 10million tonnes of rice,…
Customs Restricts Exit Of Rice From Trade Zones
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has restricted the exit of rice from Free Trade Zones (FTZs ) in…
Over 3b people eat rice everyday – FAO
More than three billion people eat rice everyday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.