The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the huge purchases of food items by the government as palliatives for distribution to vulnerable citizens is a contributor to the galloping food inflation in the country. Cardoso made this disclosure in his contributions during the March Monetary Policy Committee meeting, which […]
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Nigeria Customs returns seized food items to markets in North-west
Why Nigeria must feed itself and have enough for export – Tinubu
BREAKING: Customs begin sale of seized food items
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, has said the Service has begun the sale of seized food items to vulnerable Nigerians to tackle hunger across the country. Adeniyi stated this on Tuesday on the floor of the House of Representatives during the sectoral debate series which also had in attendance […]
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BREAKING: Customs suspends sale of seized food items over stampede
The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended the sale of seized food items to Nigerians. The development comes after a stampede that claimed lives at Nigeria Customs Service Old Zonal Headquarters in Yaba, Lagos State, on Friday. This was made known in a statement on Monday by Abdullahi Maiwada, a spokesperson for Customs. DAILY POST recalls […]
Efforts on full gear to ramp up food supply – Presidency
The Presidency has said the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is in the final stages of releasing 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items to support vulnerable populations across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, made this disclosure in a statement on Friday in […]
Customs intercepts 4 trucks of food items in Kano
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Kano Area Command, has intercepted four trucks of food items as part of efforts to tackle smuggling. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Service, Saidu Nuradeen, on Tuesday in Kano, personnel of the Service intercepted vehicles transporting a significant quantity of food items intended for illegal export […]
NAQS to clampdown on food smugglers, hoarders
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service has deployed more officers to land and sea borders to stop hoarders and smugglers of food items and other agricultural produce. The agency, in its statement on Monday, noted that the move was to support the Federal Government’s efforts to stabilize food prices nationwide and ensure food security. “To support […]