Tag: 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…