Nigeria cannot attain self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018 – Group 

The Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIMIDAN) has said that it is impossible…

Customs impounds 377 bags of imported rice in Jigawa

The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of Nigerian Customs Services, NCS, has impounded a trailer carrying 377 bags…

Customs distributes 136,000 bags of seized rice to IDPs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has distributed 136,476 bags of rice to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps…

Customs distributes 136, 476 bags of rice to IDPs camps

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has distributed 136, 476 bags of rice in the last one…

Dangote’ll be largest rice exporter in five years – AfDB President

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina says businessman, Aliko Dangote, may become the…

Customs impounds 317 bags of rice concealed with animal skin

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it confiscated 317 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg…

Customs restricts exit of rice from free trade zones 

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has restricted the exit of rice from Free Trade…

Another Senator, Hope Uzodinma battles to clear name in 30 rice containers seized by Customs

The Chairman Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday, denied having…

Ogbe: Govt saves $5m daily from ban on rice, wheat imports 

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban…

Govt saves $5m daily from ban on rice, wheat imports

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban…

Man jailed 6 months for stealing a bag of rice

A Jos Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to six months imprisonment for…

Sultan urges FG to relax ban on importation of rice, vehicles

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to relax…