The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Thursday described as unacceptable continuous spending of 480 million dollars on importation of three tonnes of rice annually.
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Stakeholders in the rice sector have lamented the rising cost of the produce in spite of the Federal Government’s tax waiver.
The Federal Government has handed over 12,367 bags of rice to the Sokoto State Government as part of the palliative measures aimed at cushioning the effects of the fuel subsidy removal.
The federal government has withdrawn the sale of subsidised 50 kilograms bags of rice for N40,000 to public servants.
In a bid to ease the economic burden on residents, the Niger State government has launched a subsidized grain program,…
The Federal Government has called for calm on the proposed nationwide hunger protest, stating that it has created centers across…
The rice plant uses aerenchyma, a spongy chimney like plant tissue, to allow oxygen to move down into the roots and the methane producing bacteria in the soil are using the same tube to send methane up into the atmosphere.
The distribution of the bags of rice, aimed at addressing the pressing needs of the less privileged citizens across the country, will see 120,000 people benefiting in Kano state.
The Federal Government, through its Value Chain Development Programme for Agriculture (VCDP-AF), provided inputs to 534 farmers in Kogi State,…
The price of food items, including cassava flakes (garri), and rice have recorded more than 50 per cent increase in…