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Nigeria’s rice production exceeds consumption by 700,000tons

Six weeks after rice farmers promised downward review of the price of rice across the country, it appears there is no succour yet in sight for Nigerians as the price has continued to increase astronomically.

Stakeholders urge Nigerian government to tackle onions supply to the south

Daily Post Nigeria Published Stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the plan by the Onions Farmers Association to suspend the supply of the produce to the Southeast. DAILY POST recalls that the National President of onion producers, Mr Aliyu Umar, had on May 30 said the association would suspend the supply of onions to the region following the deteriorating security situations in the area. He alleged that two truckloads of the produce wer...

Mr Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) said there was need to urgently address the insecurity challenges in the country in order to overcome challenge of food shortage. Ikonne noted that dialogue remained critical in addressing issues of insecurity and herders, adding that a peaceful dialogue between farmers and herders would prevent future clashes. ”I believe that the herders want their cattle to be healthy so they can s...

Vanguard News CSOs kick against N212 pump price hike On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following the alleged pump price increase of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, to N212.61, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, at the weekend, kicked against every move to actualize that. A template released by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, which increased petrol pump price to N212.61 per litre led to partial scarcity that has lingered for over one week with motorists still queuing at various ...

By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja As Federal Government reopens some land borders and take-off of Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, agreement, rice millers under the auspices of Rice Millers Association of Nigeria, RIMAN, Saturday, expressed fear and raised the alarm over massive smuggling of foreign rice into the country. The alarm was raised by the National President, RIMAN, Peter Dama, in a statement made available to Sunday Vanguard, as activities of smugglers of the commodity intensify. Ac...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Their alarm comes barely five weeks after the federal government reopened Nigerian borders. The entry points were shut from August 20, 2019 to December 17, 2020 In a statement on Friday, RIMAN Chairman, Peter Dama, said tons of smuggled rice are being offloaded at the borders on a daily basis for transportation into Nigerian markets. He listed borders frequently used as Babura, Kongolon, Ibadan, Oyo State, Seme, Owede, Benin, among others. RIMAN urged the authoritie...

Dry Season Farming: Rice millers demand simplified conditions of CBN’s P-AADS On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As dry season farming commences, rice millers under the auspices of Rice Millers Association of Nigerian, RIMAN, Thursday, demanded simplified process of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s, Private Sector-led Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme, P-AADS. In a chat with Vanguard, the National President, RIMAN, Peter Dama, said CBN should review its conditions that would encourage ef...

Border Reopening: Rice millers propose stringent measures to curb illicit businesses On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Federal Government announces the reopening of some land borders, rice millers under the auspices of Rice Millers Association of Nigeria, RIMAN, Sunday, proposed stringent measures to curb illicit businesses carried by criminal-minded persons undermining the prohibition of some items by the government. This was made known by the National President, RIMAN, Peter Dama, in an inter...