80% of rice consumed in Nigeria still smuggled form land, creek borders—Investigations
Contrary to claims by the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) that it has fought rice smuggling to standstill at land borders, investigations have shown that up till now, over 80 per cent of rice consumed in Nigerian cities especially Lagos is…
Conflicting facts on local rice production worry Nigerians
Last week, figures from the United States Department of Agriculture have shown that Nigeria’s local rice production in the coming year would be under serious pressure. Otherwise, the data projected that Nigeria’s rice production will drop from $2.48bn to $2.40bn…
Before shutting land borders, saturate markets with local rice—Smugglers
A number of rice smugglers and resellers stationed at Alabarago market, opposite LASU gate along Lagos-Badagry Expressway have advised the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh to first drive the saturation of markets with Nigerian rice at…
Upon FG, states’ investment claims in rice farming, no local rice in markets
An irony several Nigerians have found very hard to figure out remains the observed lack of local rice in leading Nigerian markets especially Lagos, upon all the efforts and publicity of the federal government’s investments’ in the trade. In the…
Fertilizer racketeering, others force Zaria rice farmers to quit FG’s ABP
Fresh knocks have engulfed the highly celebrated partnership between Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) and the federal government due to fertilizer racketeering by officials and other factors. Zaria Local Government chapter of the body, Malam Mohammed Lawal-Jibril, said on…
Nigerian rice farmers closing in on Bill Gates $30bn agriculture grant
Nigerian investors in rice farming under the aegis of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RiFAN), have stepped up machinery to meet the terms and condition to access the $30 billion agricultural grant raised by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation…
Customs signing MoU with RIFAN, an indictment on their job, CG—Nigerians
The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to stop rice smuggling through land border into the country between Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has attracted serious criticisms from Nigerians. Majority of citizens who spoke…
Again, Ogbeh boosts, says local rice’ll flood Nigerian markets before year end
Additional highlights from the presentations of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh during the mid-term reports presented by some Ministers at the 10th Town Hall meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in…
