Tag: Rice
Dangote to inaugurate 25,000 hectares rice outgrower scheme
Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group is set to launch a 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme with a…
Jigawa adopts measures to boost rice, wheat production
The Jigawa Government has adopted proactive farmer support programmes to boost the production of paddy rice and wheat in the…
SON confisticates 1,000 bags of underweighed rice
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osun says it confiscated more than 1,000 underweight bags of rice in Osogbo…
Price of local rice rises, tomatoes crash in Jigawa
Prices of locally produced rice have shot up by more than 20 per cent in Hadejia, Jigawa. Checks at Hadejia…
Ban on rice importation too hasty – rice farmer
Mr Raymos Guana, the Chief Executive Officer of Raymos Guana Farms, says the decision of the Federal Government to ban…
Muslim woman donates rice to over 50 Christian widows for Christmas
Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani has donated some bags of rice and other food stuff to over 50 Christian widows and their…
Rice smuggling thrives in spite of ban
The smuggling of rice through the land borders has continued to thrive in Badagry area of Lagos State in spite…
Sultan of Sokoto commends CBN’s rice initiative
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, says the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN), Anchor Borrowers’ Programme has boosted local…
Customs arrest bullion van with smuggled rice
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday said it had arrested a Bullion Van concealed with imported…
Hurray! Customs lifts restriction on rice import through borders
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has ordered the immediate removal of rice from import restriction list and…
Police arrest 4 for diverting rice meant for IDPs
The Katsina State Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested four persons for allegedly diverting tonnes of rice meant…
2 labourers jailed 14 months for stealing bag of rice
A Jos Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced two labourers, Friday Duro, 21, and Friday Audu, 22, to 14 months…
Imminent price fall of rice predicted
Chief Anthony Ndubuka, a major rice dealer in Umuahia, has expressed optimism that the price of rice would soon fall…
Borno probes diversion of rice meant for Boko Haram victims
The Borno Government has directed security agencies to investigate alleged diversion of large quantities of rice meant for feeding Internally…
Prices of garri, rice, tomatoes remain high in Lagos
The prices of tomatoes, rice and garri, which went up at the turn of the season, have yet to come…