FG halts sale of N40,000 subsidised rice to civil servants
Empowers 500 tomato farmers in Edo
The Federal Government has stopped the planned sale of subsidised rice to civil servants.
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It has, therefore, withdrawn the circular in which it directed civil servants interested in subsidised rice to apply.
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This was made known in a fresh circular from the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, which was made available to The Guardian, yesterday, in Abuja.
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The circular, dated August 2, 2024, which was signed by the ministry’s Director of Human Resources, Aderonke Jaiyesimi, did not give any reason for the withdrawal of the initial memo.
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It also did not indicate if the scheme was stopped or only suspended.
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The circular reads: “I am directed to refer to our internal circular in the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs of August 1, 2024, on the above subject matter and to inform you that the internal circular is hereby withdrawn. Further details will be communicated in due course.
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“Please bring the contents of this internal circular to the attention of staff in your respective departments and units for their information and proper guidance.”
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The Federal Government had recently said that it had created centres across the country where Nigerians could purchase 50 kg bags of rice for N40,000.
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, said that the initiative was one of several initiatives by the President Bola Tinubu administration to ease living conditions for citizens.
MEANWHILE, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has empowered over 500 smallholder farmers in Edo State with seeds to boost tomato production in the country.
The state Director of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Samuel Owoicho, who distributed the seeds to farmers who are members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), yesterday, in Benin, said that the effort was to alleviate the high cost of tomatoes in the state.
While also urging farmers to cultivate tomatoes in their backyards for self-sufficiency, Owoicho said that the initiative was geared towards making Edo State self-sufficient in tomato production, reducing market prices, and improving food security nationwide.
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