…the truck driver was angry because of the refusal of the tricycle operator and business owners to clear their wares off the road for the truck There was palpable tension at the Itam Market in Akwa Ibom State following the murder of a tricycle rider by a truck driver. The Daily Vendor gathered that trouble
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A law to prohibit the importation of rice into the country is underway in the House of Representatives. A Bill exclusively obtained by VANGUARD is entitled:” An Act to Provide for the Prohibition of Importation into Nigeria of Rice and the Penalty for the Contravention of the Said Prohibition and other Related Matters”. The Bill
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Nigeria is now the largest producer of rice in Africa , the Federal Government said on Tuesday . Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , Sabo Nanono, said this in Abuja at an event to mark the 2020 World Food Day , celebrated annually on October 16 . Nanono said , “Significant progress has been
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The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, has said it is unpatriotic for rice producers to sell a bag of rice at above N15,000. Nanono said that with paddy rice sold at N8,500 and cost of processing N2,000, it was exploitative for the product to be sold for between N17,000 and
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