The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted over 1,000 bags of poisonous rice in Ogun State.The bags of rice was transported into Cotonou from India and then smuggled into the Country from Benin Republic.The Acting Comptroller of FoU, Zone A, Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed this during a press briefing.Meanwhile, Nigerians are encouraged to be careful as some bags of those rice might have been successfully smuggled into the country and in circulation.

It was a fun filled affair today in Abuja as president Buhari Launched five rice pyramids that was "built" with one million bag of rice.The Executive Governor of Jigawa state Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar joins President Muhammadu Buhari to unveil the FCT MEGA rice pyramids in Abuja.The One million paddy rice stacked in 15 separate pyramids in Abuja, is in collaboration of the CBN with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN).Five State Governors including...

The three times Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and now the Senator representing Enugu west senatorial district, Senator Ike Ekweremadu yesterday distributed palliative items to his constituents (Enugu West) in order to cushion the harsh realities of Covid19 on the people he represents.The item distributed by the senator are 500 bags of rice and 300 cartons of noodles to each of the local government areas he represents. Meanwhile, representatives from each...