Tag: rice
Monarch Lauds FGN/IFAD Programme On Rice, Cassava Production
By Peter Okolie
Umueri (Anambra) - Igwe Bennett Emeka, the traditional ruler of Umueri community in Anambra, has lauded the Federal Government/International Fund for...
As Mugabe Turns 93, An Anxious Zimbabwe Wonders Who’s Next
By FARAI MUTSAKA
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As the world's oldest head of state approaches his 93rd birthday on Tuesday, Zimbabwe has been planning a...
FG Donates Over 36,000 Bags Of Rice, Other Materials To Borno...
By Suzzy Tolofari
Maiduguri - The Chairman, National Logistics Committee (NLC), Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Abdulkadir Azarema, has handed over more than 36,000 bags...
Dangote To Launch 25,000ha Rice Outgrowers’ Scheme in Sokoto
By Nse Anthony-Uko,
ABUJA, (Sundiata Post) – Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group (www.Dangote.com) is set to launch in Sokoto. Sokoto state its multi-million...
Increase in demand for local rice excites Delta commercial farmer
Asaba, - , A large scale rice farmer in Asaba, Mr. Raymos Guanah, on Sunday observed that demand for locally-produced rice was on the...
Police arrest 4 for allegedly diverting rice meant for IDPs
Katsina- The Katsina Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested four persons for allegedly diverting tonnes of rice meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)...
Ensure compliance with ban on rice importation, community leader urges FG
By Aminu Garko
Sokoto - Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim, a community leader in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has advised the Federal Government to...
I didn’t say rice is expensive because Nigerians eat too much...
ABUJA - The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has dismissed news report quoting him as saying 'Nigerians eat too much...
FG to stabilise price of rice by April
Bunkure (Kano) - The Federal Government said on Saturday that it would stabilise the price of rice from April to make it affordable to...
Dangote earmarks 8,000 hectres for rice growers’ scheme
LAGOS - As the Federal Government turns attention to agriculture to ease the pressure on the economy and create jobs, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President...
Boko Haram To Use Remote Controlled IEDs – Military, Says Bombs...
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) - The military has warned that the Boko Haram terrorists, in their ever changing tactics to evade security and intelligence agencies,...
Group urges FG to sustain ban on rice, poultry products
Lagos - The Youth in Agri-Business Development and Innovation (YABDI) has urged the Federal Government to maintain the ban on rice and poultry products.
The...
Church donates rice worth over N3.5m to less privileged, widows
Abuja - The Redeemed Church of God International Christian Centre, Durumi, has donated 700 bags of rice (25kg) worth N3.5 million to the less...
8 ships arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products
LAGOS - Eight ships have arrived at the Lagos ports with petroleum products, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Monday in Lagos.
The NPA...
Indian rice exports to plunge as Thailand offloads stocks
By Rajendra Jadhav and Kaweewit Kaewjinda
MUMBAI/BANGKOK - (REUTERS) India's rice exports will struggle to compete with cheaper cargoes from No.1 seller Thailand in 2015...
FG Distributes Inputs To 14,721 Rice Farmers In Bauchi — Director
BAUCHI - The Federal Government on Monday said it distributed 44,163 bags of assorted fertiliser to 14,721 registered rice farmers in Bauchi State for...
Customs seizes N1.4bn rice in 2014
ABUJA - The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said on Friday that its seized 241,278 rice worth N1.4 billion in duty and value in 2014...
AFAN expresses optimism in 2015 rice sufficiency target
ABUJA - Dr Tunde Arosanyin, National Technical Adviser, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has expressed optimism on the country’s ability to meet the...
Customs Service directs rice importers to pay duties on excess imports
LAGOS - The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said rice importers who exceeded their allocated quota must pay the equivalent duties on excess...
Customs Service directs rice importers to pay duties on excess imports
LAGOS - The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said rice importers who exceeded their allocated quota must pay the equivalent duties on excess...