President Buhari in his New Year speech delivered in a live broadcast
this morning, disclosed that the Federal government will stop the
importation of rice beginning from this year
”Two years ago I appealed to people to go back to the land. I am
highly gratified that agriculture has picked up, contributing to the
government’s effort to re-structure the economy. Rice imports will stop
this year. Local rice, fresher and more nutritious will be on our dishes
from now on” he said
