Rice Importation

The Policy Adviser of the John Kufuor Foundation (JKF), Hon. Abraham Dwuma, on Tuesday expressed the belief that rice importation into the country would end by 2020. Dwuma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the Africa…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has described as “mischief” the report credited to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleging that Nigeria imported about three million tonnes of rice in…

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbeh says Thailand has accused Nigeria of being responsible for the collapse of its seven rice mills following the drastic fall in rice importation from the country. The…

Abubakar Bagudu, Kebbi state governor, has openly condemned the continuous importation of rice into the country, describing it as the importation of poison. Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Birnin-Kebbi, Bagudu who is the chairman,…

Plans by the current administration to make the country self-sufficient in rice production by 2019 received a boost recently with the inauguration of a project that promises great support in this direction. The two-year initiative --Rice…

The Senate has summoned the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, to appear before the Senate’s Ad- hoc Committee on Import Duty Waivers to explain why he lifted the ban on rice importation through land borders. According to the…

The Federal government has announced that there are plans to strengthen local rice production in the country so that rice importation can be banned in the next two years. Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum and Zamfara State Governor,…