Rice

Nigeria rice paddy production now 6 million tons ―Ogbeh

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that Nigeria’s rice paddy production has increased thereby…

7 years ago

Ban on rice, vehicles through land borders will benefit Nigerians ―Envoy

MR Kayode Oguntuase, Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, said the ban on rice and vehicles importation through the land border…

7 years ago

South-West governors to embark on joint rice project

GOVERNORS in the South-West region of the country have agreed to execute a Rice Accelerated Programme for Integrated Development (RAPID)…

7 years ago

Past govt built 2 rice mills per year, I built 4 ―Buhari

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that his administration has so far presided over the construction of eight new rice…

7 years ago

Rice importation drops from 644,000 MT to 22,000 MT in 2 yrs ―Lai Mohammed

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the present administration's agricultural revolution is not a mere…

7 years ago

Anambra govt. targets 600,000 metric tons of rice in the year 2018

Following the introduction of new irrigation technology in rice production in the eight local government areas of the state where…

7 years ago

Kogi gov unveils Confluence Rice

The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has unveiled the "Confluence Rice", a locally made rice in the state, saying…

7 years ago

Yuletide: Over 1 million tons of rice waiting to be smuggled into Nigeria, Minister alerts

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that over 1 million tons of rice are currently on the…

7 years ago

Yuletide: Customs impound 64 vehicles, 13,333 smuggled rice worth N1.6bn

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja on Wednesday said it intercepted 22 truck loads of foreign parboiled…

7 years ago

Adeyemi commends Kogi govt on Omi Rice revolution

FORMER Senator representing Kogi west at the upper house, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has described the initiative of the Kogi state…

8 years ago

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