Tag: RICE
Atiku denies sharing bags of rice for 2019 election
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied ownership of bags of rice purportedly being distributed to campaign for him ahead of the 2019 presidential...
Eid-el-Kabir: 70 trailer load of LAKE Rice arrive Lagos
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that at least 70 trailer load of LAKE Rice has arrived the state ahead of the commencement...
Dangote plans rice mill in Nigeria as demand rises
Dangote Group, controlled by Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, plans to launch a rice mill with a farm scheme in Nigeria to tap growing...
No plastic rice in Nigeria, NAFDAC declares
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday confirmed that the 102 bags of rice impounded by the Nigeria...
Ambode, Kebbi governor launch N12,000 Lake Rice in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Kebbi State counterpart, Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday launched the much anticipated Lagos-Kebbi Rice christened LAKE RICE, saying...
Rice smuggling flourishes in Lagos despite FG ban
The smuggling of rice through the land borders has continued to thrive in the Badagry area of Lagos State in spite of the Federal...
Lagos to sell Christmas rice for N13000
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on December 15 to Lagosians at N13,000 per 50...
Customs intercepts container of jollof rice, yam porridge, egusi from India
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20ft container of ready to eat foods like egusi soup, jollof...
From Kebbi to Lagos, let there be rice, by Steve Ayorinde
It was no Ides of March but certainly one of the most inspiring news of the month when Lagos and Kebbi States signed a...
Why I boycott foreign rice – Governor Ikpeazu
In a replay of the days of anti-colonial struggle when the mantra was “boycott the boycottables”, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has declared...