Rice Production Has Increased By 1.2 million Metric Tonnes – Fed Govt         The Federal Government on Monday said its interventions in the rice value chain led to an increase in rice production in Nigeria by 1.2 million metric tonnes within three years. Minister of State for...

Customs Impounds N10bn Vehicles, Rice In Oyo       The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday said it impounded exotic cars and bags of rice valued at N10 billion. The PRO of the unit, Peter Duniya, in a statement cited the acting...

COVID-19: Border Closure on Rice to Nigeria’s Advantage as Prices Skyrocket in International Market- Reports The partial border closure by the Nigerian government has put the last laugh on the faces of rice farmers as the price of rice in the international market has skyrocketed...

It’s Unpatriotic To Sell Rice Above N15,000 – Nanono   The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has said it is unpatriotic for rice producers to sell a bag of rice at above N15,000. Nanono said that with paddy rice sold at N8,500 and...

6 Million Nigerians Join Rice Producers - FG   Over three months after the closure of the nation’s borders, about six million Nigerians, including youths, have ventured into rice farming in the country, the Federal Government has said. The number may have risen to over 18 million...

In Two Months, Rice Price Rises By 29.41% Price of rice, a staple consumed during festivities in Nigeria, has risen by over 29.41 per cent since July, along with other foodstuffs. This is even as Christmas is just a few weeks away. Before August 28 when...