Can we truly curb rice smuggling by closing the borders?

As part of the 2017 Democracy Day celebrations, the Minister for Agriculture, Audu Ogbe after reeling…

Anti-smuggling strike force impounds 3000 bags of rice

The Comptroller General of Customs Strike Force, says it has impounded 3,000 bags of foreign rice…

Seme Customs command hands over rice, other relief materials to IDPs

The Seme area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in compliance with the Presidential directive…

Man steals 35 bags of rice at Ikorodu terminal

A 30-year-old man identified as Zaiyana Abdullahi was on Friday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…

Seme command seizes bags of rice, textiles, others 

The Seme area command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it has made various seizures of…

FOU Zone ‘B’ impounds N65m rice, vegetable oil in Kaduna

The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operation Unit, Zone ‘B’ has impounded 1,500 bags of smuggled rice…

FOU Zone `A` impounds N1.6bn rice

  The Federal Operations Unit, Zone `A` of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said…

ECOWAS eyes self-sufficiency in rice by 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it would make self-sufficiency in rice…

ECOWAS eyes self-sufficiency in rice by 2025

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it would make self-sufficiency in…

Firm seeks stiff penalties for rice smuggling 

By Omotilewa Quadri  An agricultural markets and professional service firm, AgroNigeria, has called on the Federal…

Group seeks clear policy direction on rice importation ban

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Oyo State chapter, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government…

Smuggling: Customs intercepts N7m rice in Kano

The Kano/Jigawa Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized over 300 bags of smuggled…