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By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Dec. 29, 2020 Dr Philip Idinoba, a rice commodity specialist with AfricaRice has raised concerns over increasing populating that is eroding the Federal Government effort toward boosting rice production. Idinoba expressed the concern in an interview with newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday. He, therefore, said that there is need for more government investment on rice to boost Nigeria’s food security. According to him, the government is doing a lot to boost rice production,...

He said that there is need for more government investment on rice to boost Nigeria’s food security. According to him, the government is doing a lot to boost rice production, being a staple food, but the growing population of the country is eroding such gains. He said that the rate of urbanisation, which is one of the key drivers of rice consumption in Nigeria, was far higher than the rate at which rice cultivation was being improved. “Nigeria still has a long way to go in terms of rice suff...

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Vanguard News Local Rice: Hoarders sabotaging price affordability — stakeholders On By Jimoh Babatunde & Gabriel Ewepu John Osagie, a driver  with a blue chip company in Lagos, was in a jubilative mood when he learnt that President Muhammed Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of four of the nation’s major land borders. His joy is based on the fact that the price of rice will come down as he claimed that the price of local rice is going beyond the reach of the average Nigerian. Unk...

This triggered a revolution in the sector; hence the increase in rice milling in Kano. One of the mega rice mills in Kano From 2015 to 2020, no fewer than 230 micro, small, medium and large rice mills have emerged. A lot of the existing ones have also been upgrading their capacities. In places like Kura, Gezawa, Bunkure, Garun Malam and Tudun Wada local government areas of the state, it is common to see a cluster of small-scale rice millers doing business. New mega rice mills with thousands of ...

Insecurity and Nigeria’s Circle of Chaos Insecurity and Nigeria’s Circle of Chaos A Nation is held by shared beliefs and shared attitudes. That is what enables them rise above the conflicts that plague any society. That is what gives a nation its tone, its fibre, its integrity, its moral style, and its capacity to endure.—John Gardner. If there is any event in recent weeks in the country that aptly demonstrates the nation’s deteriorating security situation, exposes  present administrat...

Views: Visits 37 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to explain the prospects of dry season farming as facilitated by CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme. NGF Head of Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, noted that the state chief executives invited Emefiele because the programme is an initiative of the CBN and the purpose is to enlighten t...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to explain the prospects of dry season farming as facilitated by CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme. NGF Head of Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, noted that the state chief executives invited Emefiele because the programme is an initiative of the CBN and the purpose is to enlighten them on the necessary steps...