NEPC decries $480m annual rice importation cost

The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has deemed the annual expenditure of $480 million on the importation of three million tonnes of rice as unacceptable. Speaking at the opening of a one-day technical support workshop organized for rice farmers and processors in Lokoja, Kogi State, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, […]

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