Customs Arrests 344 Smugglers, Impounds N3bn Smuggled Rice   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seized a total of N3.02bn worth of smuggled rice between May 2022 and May 2023. Data obtained from the service through its National Public Relations Officer, who is a Chief Superintendent of Customs,...

Customs Impounds Indian Hemp, Rice, Others Worth Over N1bn   The Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has impounded 15 trailers of imported foreign rice, Indian Hemp, used clothes, and other contraband items with Duty Paid Value, DPV,...

Rice, Beans, Tomato Jerked Up December’s Inflation   The eight-month reduction in Nigeria’s inflation was broken in December following a 0.23 percentage point increase as a result of the movement in the prices of mainly rice, bean and tomato. Economic Confidential had reported that the 15.63 inflation...

Kwara Joins Top Rice Producing States In Nigeria ...produces over 102,000 metric tons of rice paddy during dry and wet season     Kwara State has joined elite states in rice production in Nigeria, with its over 102,000 metric tons output during wet and dry season of this...

Prices Of Rice, Other Food Items To Crash Soon - Buhari   President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that prices of food items, especially rice will soon come down. The president, who gave the assurance yesterday, during the official unveiling of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/Rice...

Ban On Importation Of Rice Boosting Local Production — Customs   The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the ban on the importation of rice into the country is encouraging local production and the establishment of more local rice mills, especially in the north. The Acting Controller of...