In view of the recent fabricated publications that have been making headlines in the print media sponsored by a faceless group known as ‘Stakeholders in the Rice Industry’on the alleged indiscriminate granting of waivers and issuance of rice import quotas to investors who have no investments in the industry, either in form of paddy production or rice milling, and the loss of ₦40 billion in Government revenue, the Honourable Minister of Agriculture – Dr. Akinwumi Adesina in a press conference with media representatives gave clarity to the dust raised by unpatriotic foreign companies in a bid to sabotage the ongoing development in country. Read more following the link

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