The federal government says the rice distributed to south-west states, as part of palliative measures to cushion the effects of the lockdown, are fit for consumption. Sadiya Umar Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, stated this at the presidential task force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. “This rice was handed over to us by the Nigerian [...]
Tag "rice"
ON THE GO
The Ondo state government says it will not reject the bags of rice donated by the federal government as palliatives. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to distribute seized bags of rice across states to cushion the hardship during COVID-19 pandemic and Ondo got 1,800 bags. But at the weekend, Alex Kalejaiye, secretary of the state palliative committee, had reportedly [...]
The Ondo state government has rejected some "expired" bags of rice donated to the state by the federal government. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to distribute seized bags of rice across states to cushion the hardship of the COVID-19 pandemic on citizens. Ondo got 1,800 bags. Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor, was said to have expressed displeasure over the [...]
Stallion Group has pledged to provide state government run hospitals that are designated for COVID- 19 treatment with fish and rice for three months. The Dubai-headquartered multi-industry firm also promise to provide staff buses to the five Lagos hospitals looking after COVID – 19 cases for three months. Stallion Empowerment Initiative, the philanthropic arm of the Stallion Group, disclosed the content of the [...]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will seal off shops and supermarkets selling foreign rice and other prohibited goods. The service issued the warning in a letter with reference number NCS/KAN/053/S.28 and dated February 17, 2020. Ahmed Nasir, customs area comptroller in charge of Kano/Jigawa, in the statement, said the decision is aimed at putting a stop to smuggling of prohibited [...]
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has directed state institutions to purchase locally produced rice from January 2020. He gave the directive while addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, in Accra, on Friday. Akufo-Addo said the decision was made to support farmers and boost local production of rice. He said the locally produced rice is what is consumed in his home, adding that state [...]
Rice export from Thailand to countries that share borders with Nigeria has recorded a decline from 2018 levels. TheCable's analysis of the data provided on the Thai Rice Exporters Association website shows that Cameroon is the only exception. Closure of Nigeria's land borders might have contributed to this drop because of previous unbridled rice smuggling into the country. Nigeria's rice importation from the [...]
The National Food Security Council (NFSC), chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, says it will make rice available before Christmas. Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi and the deputy chairman of the council, told NAN in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, that the council is aware of the current high prices of rice. According to the governor, the government is also aware of the activities of [...]
Gombe state chapter of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says farmers in the country can produce enough rice to feed Nigerians and to export. Kalagar Lubo, state secretary of RIFAN, said the rain in October will increase the yield of rice farmers to meet local need. Speaking with the PUNCH on Tuesday, he said the border closure is a positive development [...]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted 34 containers of expired rice smuggled through the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos. Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of customs, who announced the development on Tuesday, said some of the bags of rice are expired while some are close to the expiry date. The seizure was made four days after the service intercepted 25 containers of [...]
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the nation's land borders will remain closed until neighbouring countries meet the requirements for it to be reopened. Emefiele said this on Monday while speaking to journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. The federal government had closed the country's land borders to importing and exporting of all [...]
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. In December 2018, Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said as of 2015, the country’s food import bill was $7.9 billion, but that [...]
A federal high court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the temporary freezing of 45 bank accounts belonging to three companies allegedly involved in smuggling of rice into Nigeria. The companies, whose accounts were domiciled with 10 commercial banks, are Sun Sam A1 International Limited, Sun Sam International Limited and Sunchrist O. Trans Nigeria Limited. Ahmed Mohammed, the judge, directed the head offices [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked rice farmers in the country not to increase the price of the product as a result of the border closure. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, urged members of the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) and other stakeholders in the value chain not to hoard rice. The [...]
Advertisement
