Rice

The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to criminalise the sales of foreign rice in the country. The Director General of the association, Mr Andy Ekwelem stated this while…

Chief Moses Nome, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, has attributed the high cost of rice in the state to inflation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that a bag of locally-produced rice…

The United States Agency for International Development and Food and Agriculture Organisation, on Tuesday, sensitized farmers in Kebbi on ways to combine rice with fish farming to enhance their income and food security. The News…

Prices of grains have crashed in Kano, sequel to arrival of fresh farm produce as farmers commenced harvesting their crops. SEE ALSO: Markets, Places Of Worship Remain Shut – Kaduna Govt. A check by the the News Agency of Nigeria…

The Head of Procurement, Lula Rice Mill, in Gombe, Mr Ahmed Bamusa, on Thursday said the Federal Government’s intervention in agriculture had attracted investments in rice production. SEE ALSO: Global food commodity prices increased in…

The Senator representing Zamfara West, Sen. Lawali Hassan, has distributed 6,000 bags of rice as Ramadan packages to people in his constituency. SEE ALSO: Police DSP Sabotaging Efforts to Contain COVID-19 in Rivers - Wike The constituency…

The Nigeria Customs Services says it has seized no less than 1,000 bags of smuggled foreign rice stockpiled in a residential apartment in Gombi town in Adamawa. SEE ALSO: Actor RMD Urges Customs To Release Seized Foods To Nigerians Mr…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria is making progress in rice production and processing. SEE ALSO: Lockdown: Ogun FRSC Commends Motorists Over Compliance Mr Ebrima FAAL, Senior Country Director of the bank, stated…

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted 1, 393 bags of rice concealed in gas cylinders within Ogun State. Displaying the smugglers before newsmen on Wednesday February 19, the Acting Controller of the Federal…

Keffi(Nasarawa State), Oct. 24, 2019 (NAN) Alhaji Ramaham Abubakar, the Chairman of Rice Farmers  Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Nasarawa  State,  has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for introducing a collateral-free loan…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘’rice revolution’’ is laudable. Before the ‘’crop rebellion’’, Nigeria spent about $1.65 billion annually importing rice from Thailand and India. But the country is not yet home and dry in food production.…

Following the partial closure of Nigeria’s borders with intensified joint patrol conducted by the Customs and Immigration, there has been high patronage of locally produced rice. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) investigation at six…

The Customs Service, Seme Border Area Command, says it has intercepted 875 bags of foreign parboiled  rice and other goods, valued at N40m, in two weeks. ASC Nuruddeen Saidu, the Customs Public Relations Officer, Seme, Area Command,…

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted a truck with registration number XA2297NAK carrying 700 bags of foreign rice on the Minna-Lambata-Suleja highway. Mr Benjamin Lamba, the Public Relations Officers for the service in…

A rice disease suspected to be Rice Blast has ravaged farmlands in Ayaya near Adabda in Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The District Head of Gamawa, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir Dahuwa, said this at his palace on Saturday in…

The German Government, with support from the Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation, has provided two million Euros for implementation of the second phase of the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) in the country. The Programme…

Hameed Ali (rtd), the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has appealed to Nigerians to stop consuming foreign rice because it is poisonous. He said this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference organised by the Ministry…

The Federal Government has approved N60 billion in support of its rice subsidy programme aimed at bringing down the price of the commodity across the country. President Buhari Not Legally Fit to Be Petroleum Minister – Court The…

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…

Women rice processors in Kafingana village, Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa have solicited support from Sasakawa Global 2000 in the form of loan to boost their capacity. The Chairperson of the group, Malama Ladidi Haruna,…

The Federal College of Education Staff Union (COEASU) of Federal College of Education (Special), FCE, Oyo, in a rare show of solidarity and compassion donated 64 bags of rice to unpaid workers of a sister chapter. The News Agency of…

The Federal Government says it will shut down the land border between Nigeria and a neigbouring country in a few days time to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural…

Pre-monsoon thunderstorms and lightning strikes in Bangladesh have killed dozens of Bangladeshis, officials reported on Thursday. A director at Bangladesh’s disaster management department, Iftekharul Islam told AFP, most of the victims…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) paid a whopping sum of N400 million in demurrage to clear rice donated by the Chinese government for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East which is valued at…