Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, at the weekend, said his administration has risen to reposition the state towards making it a hub for food processing,
By Uche Usim Amid escalating hunger and food insecurity, Nigeria has received a 32-ton shipment of rice from Thailand, offering temporary relief as the nation grapples
By News Agency , Agency POULTRY and rice farmers in Nigeria have blamed high cost of feeds and production for the skyrocketing prices of their produce. Not only the consumers
By Abdu Abdullahi Sir: The national treasurer of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria ( RIFAN), Sadiq Daware has provided a diagnostic basis for the inevitable rice revolution in
Josephine Okojie and Feyishola Jaiyesimi Nigerians now buy a 50kg bag of local parboiled rice for an average of N105,000, higher than the country’s new minimum wage of
by Aghogho Udi Story Highlights Rice mills in the Northern part of the country have been shutting down on the back of an increase in production cost as well as the halt
By Daniel Adaji The sale of subsidised rice to the general public begins today (Monday), an official of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security stated on
By Daniel Adaji Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory are struggling to locate the sales points for the N40,000 subsidised rice that was officially launched by the Federal
To cushion the effects of rising food prices, the Federal Government yesterday kicked off the sale of 30,000 metric tons of milled rice at a subsidised rate of N40,000