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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | UAE Lifts Visa Ban on Nigerians
UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians FG reveals minimum wage bill will be sent to National Assembly after NLC meeting with Tinubu Mercy Chinwo and husband provide 100 UNICAL students…
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[The Injustice Blog] FG wants to squander N1bn of taxpayers’ money on anti-rice smuggling vehicles
Last week, the federal government through the Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun announced its plan to spend the sum of 1.12 billion naira on the purchase of anti-rice smuggling…
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Rice to sell for N6000 per bag in a couple of months – Operators
Rice farmers and processors on Wednesday said price of 50kg bag of rice will crash to N6000 in a couple of months. National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr.…
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Nigeria will stop rice importation by December – Minister
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh has said Nigeria will stop rice importation by end of the year. Ogbeh spoke in Ado Ekiti at the weekend during a…
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Price of rice has reduced by 7.22% – NBS Report
by Omoleye Omoruyi The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that the average price of imported rice has reduced by 7.22%. This comes from the findings that one kilogramme…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 29th of March
Read these stories and analyses here, here and here now!
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N49 million cash, 900 airline staff sacked | 5 numbers that mattered this week
N49million - The EFCC intercepted five sacks containing new naira notes of this amount at the Kaduna International airport. The sacks contained 20 bundles of N200 notes and 180 bundles…
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Nigeria saves $5m daily from ban on rice, wheat imports – Agriculture Minister
by Dolapo Adelana The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Tuesday said the policy on the ban of importation of rice and wheat has enabled the country to save…
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Dear Audu Ogbeh, tomatoes should be the most pressing thing on your mind now
Dear Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, We hope this meets you well. It's only a few days into the New Year and we'd hate it too if someone chose…
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Fact Check: Dear Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria doesn’t spend N1trillion on rice and wheat imports annually
by Ezinne Ajoku It was reported that Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, speaking last Thursday at the launch of CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme and 2016/2017…
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Rice seized by Customs was contaminated, not plastic – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the rice seized by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) was contaminated and not plastic rice as purported…
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Lagos govt to begin sale of rice for N13,000 next week
The Lagos State government on Friday said plots to hijack its plan to sell rice at N13000 on December 15 has stalled the exercise. The Special Adviser on Food Security…
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Ebonyi bans sale of imported rice
The Ebonyi government has banned the sale of imported rice in state. Governor David Umahi while speaking with participants of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Senior Course 39,…
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The YNaija Tracklist: Rice revolution has started – Emefiele | Gunmen kill policeman in Delta
From the papers this morning - a Tracklist. Ikhana re-appointed Kano Pillars coach - YNaija Here is the full list of winners from #AFRIMA2016 - YNaija Gunmen kill policeman in…
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Apparently, rice is starting to drive us nuts in Nigeria: A timeline
Rice, oh almighty rice! Displaced cassava flakes (garri) to become Nigeria's number one staple food and now the most reported food item in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari, from the…
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Nigerian Customs: There’s so much hypocrisy at our borders
Baba Oni Gas (@manmustwack) has obviously had it up to here with the Nigerian Customs. He poured his heart out about the double standards that exist within the organisation and how…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Price of rice will begin to crash by November – FG The Federal Government on Monday said the price of…
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Nigeria spends N7.2bn on toothpick importation yearly – Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh is saddened that the nation spends N7.2bn annually for the importation of toothpick. Ogbeh who disclosed this on Tuesday said it…
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Feyi Fawehinmi: Governance by nastiness
A few days ago, it was the minister of state for agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri: The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that Nigeria…
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Smuggled rice hits N597billion in 8 months – Customs
The value of rice smuggled in the last eight months is N597.7bn, according to the Nigeria Customs Service. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Wale Adeniyi, made the…
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Vote APGA in 2019 if you want bag of rice at N9,000 – Obiano
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano on Monday said the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) if voted into power in 2019, would reduce the cost of a bag of rice to N9000.…
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Nigeria spends N2.4bn on rice importation daily – Ogbeh
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says Nigeria spends N2.4bn on the importation of rice daily. Ogbeh made the disclosure while addressing farmers at Ndeagu-Echara and Omege-Echara in…
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Brace up Nigerians, bag of rice to be sold for N40, 000 by December – Minister
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has warned Nigerians of the possibility of buying a bag of rice for N40,000 by December. Lokpobiri made…
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This is when Plateau will start exporting rice
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has said the state will begin the exportation of rice by next year. Lalong told State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. There are no poisoned rice in Nigeria The National Biosafety Management Agency has dismissed claims that poisonous rice had found its…
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No poisonous rice in Nigeria – FG
The National Biosafety Management Agency on Wednesday described as untrue claims that poisonous rice had found its way into the Nigerian market. It said such claims were the from mischief makers…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. SpaceX rocket crashes into Facebook satellite for Africa A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch has crashed into a Facebook satellite…
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PODCAST: Dangote moves to crash the price of rice in Nigeria and other good news from Nigeria in the past week
We bring you another edition of #GoodVibesOnly! The only podcast in Nigeria that takes you around the far corners of the country to find the most positive stories that can only…
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Dangote moves to crash the price of rice in Nigeria
The Nigerian market should expect a new entrant into the rice market as the Dangote Group has commenced the harvest of its first tranche. Sources within the organization say that…
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In Kano, man uses son as collateral for bag of rice
Mallam Yusuf Bala, in his chase to nab a bag of rice for himself, ended up leaving behind his five-year-old son as a collateral in the store on Sunday in…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy