…To send Supplementary budget on minimum wage to NASS The Federal Government has distributed 44,400 bags of rice to 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of measures to alleviate the current hardship in the country. Each…
By Matthew Denis In a bid to cushion the economic hardship rocking the country, the Federal Government has donated 20 trucks of rice to the 36 state governors and the federal capital territory for onward distribution to Nigerians. This was…
By Matthew Denis The Nigerian Federal Government has declared a 150-day suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on several essential food items imported through both land and sea borders. This policy change was revealed by Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of…
The Federal Government says its focus is to attain continuous year- round cropping in the dry and wet seasons farming to boost food production in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this while…
Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, at the weekend, commenced the sale of rice to civil servants in the state as part of his commitment to the welfare of the workforce. The event took place at the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Operations Unit Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded significant strides in combating smuggling activities, recording a total of 206 seizures with a duty paid value of N2,877,049,777 in the first three months…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Nigeria in the cultivation of rice, maize, cassava and soyabeans to boost food production. The bank is providing 134 million dollars to achieve this, it president, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Saturday after…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), thr Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, intercepted Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), Rice and others worth N1.24 billion in October. Acting Controller of the unit, Hussein Ejibunu, who disclosed this while speaking at…
Bayonle Adegbola The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its operatives impounded no fewer than 6,924 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice, equivalent to 11 trailer loads, between the months of April and May. The…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command has intercepted 6,743 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each, equivalent to 11 trailer loads. The Command also said it generated a total sum of N28,445,757 through import duties…
