Air ticket, rice, diesel, pay TV, pure water — how inflation is hurting Nigerians on all sides
Since the pandemic broke out in 2020, Nigerians have been reeling from one hardship to the other: from…
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Customs seize N1.2bn drugs, rice, others in Lagos
Operatives of the Western Marine Command, Nigeria Customs Service, Lagos, have seized contraband consisting of hard drugs, foreign rice and petrol worth N1.2bn. The Acting…
RIFAN partners CBN to reduce cost of rice
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria in Bida on Wednesday agreed to partner with the Central Bank Nigeria to reduce the market price of rice. Coordinator, RIFAN and CBN…
14 rice mills to attract N250bn investment – FG
The 14 new rice mills being expected in Nigeria in few weeks’ time will attract N250bn worth of investments to the sector, the Federal Government has said. On March 4 this year, The PUNCH reported a statement by the Federal Government…
Easter: Local rice witnesses higher patronage
Ahead of Easter celebrations, patronage of local rice has shot up in Enugu as dealers make brisk business, A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that local rice business had been booming since the beginning of the Holy Week. Mr…