THE Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has revealed that Nigeria spends about $10 billion every year on food imports, including wheat, rice, sugar, fish, and even tomato paste….
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JUST IN: OPS rejects food imports, backs clampdown on hoarders
The Federal Government has ruled out the importation of food as part of strategies to address the high costs of foodstuffs and the economic hardship troubling the country. It has also…
CBN: FG spent $1.68bn on food imports in nine months
The Federal Government spent $1.68bn on food importation from January to September last year. The Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed this in a report on sectoral utilisation of foreign exchange…