Amid escalating hunger and food insecurity, Nigeria has received a 32-ton shipment of rice from Thailand, offering temporary relief as the nation grapples with a worsening food crisis. The shipment, the first of its kind in a decade, has arrived in Lagos, according to DUCAT, the logistics company that facilitated its delivery. The rice from Thailand was exported following Nigeria’s …

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has intercepted more than 2,000 bags of 50kg parboiled rice at the Waterside area of Ogun State, as part of its ongoing efforts to curb illegal smuggling and protect local markets. The Area Controller of the Unit, Comptroller Kola Oladeji, who disclosed this in Lagos on …

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 Sunday, as a notice from the ministry also confirmed the commencement of the exercise. The ministry said the move is part of efforts to mitigate the soaring price of the staple, which has increased to …

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 Government last week. The launch, which took place on 5 September 2024, saw the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, flagging off the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at …

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 per 50kg bag. The initiative, spearheaded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is targeted at civil servants and other categories of Nigerians. The sale follows previous efforts by the administration, including the …

The Federal Government has announced the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea borders. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made this known during a press briefing at the National Press Centre, Abuja on Monday. Kyari disclosed that the listed food items, which include maize, wheat, husked brown …

The increasingly high cost of production, transportation, and other factors have caused the price of one kilogramme of local rice to jump by 73.2 per cent in one year, according to The PUNCH. This happened despite a multi-billion naira funding support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the nation’s rice value chain aimed at boosting production and stopping …

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A (FOU A) of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that it seized 93,102 bags of 50kg rice, which is equivalent to 156 trailer loads of the product. The unit also said that it seized 656,414 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 108 automobiles comprising trucks, tankers, cars, and motorcycles, among other contrabands in 2022. …