Rice

An anti-smuggling task force of the federal government codenamed Joint Border Operations (JBOD) Sector 3, covering North Central states (Niger/Kwara/Kogi and Benue states) has intercepted a tipper lorry with registration number ZAR 803 XA…

As the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens food security, Olam Nigeria has said it won't relent in the cultivation of its 5000 hectares of rice which produces about 40,000 metric tons of paddy.However, the company off-takes paddy…

Indications show that the Ondo State government will soon commence the distribution of the food items sent to the state by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management as part of measures to cushion the effect of the…

The Ekiti State government on Monday declared that the bags of rice supplied to the state by the federal government through the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development would not be returned.The…

THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Area Command, has seized 350 drums of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) of 180 litres each, totalling 63,000 litres, just as four suspects were arrested in connection with the illegal activities.The…

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has said that it’s operatives have intercepted 1,393 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice, 187 jerrycans/66 drums of foreign vegetable oil, 625 cartons of poultry…

An agricultural economist, Mr Bright Okwu, has advised the Federal Government to put in place necessary structures to ensure that its desire to export Nigerian rice is achievable.Okwu, the National Coordinator of Africa Farming…

Bayero University, Kano (BUK) in an effort to contribute its quota on alleviating the demand for rice has commenced production of parboiled rice to meet the demand of both the university community as well as the general public.Report…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the ongoing border drill that has largely curbed foreign rice smuggling into Nigeria has boosted rice production while fast-tracking the country's quest to achieve rice…

Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) staying in Bauchi State have alleged that a few months ago, 300 bags of expired rice were given to them but they had to destroy the consignment to avoid health hazards.While briefing newsmen on their…