Kano Govt Gifts 400 Bags of Rice to Rano Emirate Council Staff
Rano Emirate Council has received palliatives provided by Kano State Government as part of efforts to cushion the current economic situation. Presenting 400 bags of 25kg rice to the Emir…
FG, JGSG Disburse 6,000 Bags Of Rice To Cushion Subsidy Removal
Jigawa State Government says it has come up with palliative measures to cushion the citizen’s adversity due to the fuel subsidy removal. The State Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sport and…
Ministry of Agric Introduces Morden Rice Milling Technology
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says it’s committed to fast tracking the attainment of self sufficiency in quality rice production in the country. Director agricultural services of the…
FG Empowers About 4 Million Farmers
Cov/Ali Muhammad Rabiu, Kwara At least 3.8 million farmers have been empowered through the federal government Anchor borrowers programme across the country. Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele…
CBN Confident Prices Of Rice To Crash In Few Months
From Dauda Iliya The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has commenced mapping of over 500,000 hecters of farmland for cultivation of rice in the northeast this cropping season. Northeast Zonal…
Benin Republic To Understudy Nigeria’s Rice Production
Government of the Benin Republic has approached President Muhammadu Buhari to seek Nigeria’s assistance in the production of rice in the country. Benin sent in a delegation of officials who…
CBN Disburses #4b For Rice Farming In Jigawa
COV/USMAN MZ, JIGAWA Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed about four billion naira to rice famers under anchor barrower programme in jigawa state. The Coordinator of the programme Alhaji Abdu…
Jigawa State Introduces Special Project On Rice Farming
COV/USMAN MZ, JIGAWA Jigawa state government has introduced special project on rice farming with a view to sanitize the association’s activities. The special Project Coordinator, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria…
NAERLS Trains Women On Rice Processing
From Haliru Hamza (Zaria) The Director, National Agricultural Extension Research and Liason Services (NAERLS), Professor Emmanuel Ikani says it is not possible to fix agriculture without Local Government. Professor Ikani…
Navy arrests 8 suspected smugglers of foreign rice
Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Victory has arrested a 16-year-old and seven other suspected smugglers of 1,522 bags of foreign rice in Calabar, Cross River. Speaking to journalists the Commander, NNS…