The Lagos State government on Sunday promised to flood the market with Eko Rice in the next one to two weeks to ensure that residents have access to quality rice at a cheaper price.

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, stated this on Sunday at the Lagos Food Festival 2024, themed: “A Taste of Culture.”

According to her, the volume of rice being processed at the Lagos Rice Mill would be greatly increased to ensure that a good number of residents who want rice at an affordable rate can get it.

She said the governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given special consideration to acquiring additional rice paddy so that the rice mill can increase its production.

Olusanya stated that the state government is working to lower food prices across sectors by ensuring that critical stakeholders improve production.

She added that the Food Festival is held annually to showcase the diversity of African cuisine, from the spicy and savory to the sweet and tangy, as well as interactive cooking masterclasses, engaging competitions, and mouth-watering food exhibitions.

Olusanya further said that the festival is also aimed at celebrating all the critical stakeholders within the food value chain.

This year, there was a cooking competition among students from some tertiary institutions in the state, including the University of Lagos, Lagos State University, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology.

https://guardian.ng/news/lagos-to-flood-market-with-cheaper-eko-rice/

Nlfpmod

Seems like the only functional state in Nigeria



I'm glad they were unable to teach Lagosians how to elect 'good leaders'....If this is the definition of bad leadership, then we should have five other Dubai-esque states in Nigeria with true Good Leaders

Planning, planning, planning.

The rice should already be in the market now.

You knew on 1st January 2024 that there would be Christmas roughly 12 months later.

Yet, you are announcing on 9 December, around 2 weeks to Christmas that the Governor is CONSIDERING buying more paddy for processing.

Typical inefficiency.

Great initiative

Damnnn niggar

EmperorCaesar:


Seems like the only functional state in Nigeria



I'm glad they were unable to teach Lagosians how to elect 'good leaders'....If this is the definition of bad leadership, then we should have five other Dubai-esque states in Nigeria with true Good Leaders

Damnnn niggar

Don't you get tired of all these indirect tribalism?

Govt of rice distribution.

Do it already if you are serious and stop the nonsense media show boating

Will the rice go round everyone?

I don't understand this Lagos rice that only gets harvested at Christmas season.
What's happening gan gan gan?

Propaganda can't rule a country.




Yoruba govt with lies and lies

"Just give them rice... " Lol

Joy is coming, Nigerians. Stay happy. No bad energy. If you hate Yoruba or Nigeria, when e finally enter market, no buy am. Stick to your bad energy mbok. Easy peasy.

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How much?

This news will still not meet some bad Belle people well,

People who don't believe in any good thing come out of Nigeria, it is only bad news they are waiting for

Story. As if we have not heard all this before...

Like every year this Eko rice will surface and die later in the next year.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Eko...

Give them rice door

soil4soil:
This news will still not meet some bad Belle people well,

People who don't believe in any good thing come out of Nigeria, it is only bad news they are waiting for

Tinubu name is a bad news already.

Stories for the tabloids that never happen

[quote author=DeLaRue post=133223106]Planning, planning, planning.

The rice should already be in the market now.

You knew on 1st January 2024 that there would be Christmas roughly 12 months later.

Yet, you are announcing on 9 December, around 2 weeks to Christmas that the Governor is CONSIDERING buying more paddy for processing.

Typical inefficiency.

YOU PEOPLE CAN NEVER APPRECIAE ANY GOOD THING, WHAT DID YOUR STATE GOVERNOR DO? MTCHEEEW

Why do this government just feels like the solution to all Nigerian problem is bag of rice?
- Flood claimed homes of residence in Borno, VP sent trailers of rice. lol.
- Now Lagos governor wants to flood market with cheap rice. I just laff. "Na paper we want use buy the rice?"

soil4soil:
This news will still not meet some bad Belle people well,

People who don't believe in any good thing come out of Nigeria, it is only bad news they are waiting for

like the one below you Mom007

Mom007:


Tiffy tiffy UK pastor is calling you both in the other thread. He said you people don't deserve to be answered... that all you need is rice. I am beginning to think he is right. Once you hear rice, you will start menstruating from the mouth. Same rice that they used to deceive you the past 1 million times, they will use to deceive you again today, and still deceive you again tomorrow because you have rice for brains.

P.S, he also called you local dogs.

lol. E con be like say you never chop rice for your life before... like see how much you had to emphasize 'rice'. Lol. Anyway I'm not surprised, na until your people reach SW dem dey ever chop rice. Na abacha full their pig brains. Lol.

This is a good development, but political hungry men (leaders) will hijack it, and the price will not be cheap in the long run

Hope no be the smuggled rice one investigation journalist has been exposing since over three months ago? 🤔

Stupid government...

Ogun kill u there, Sanwo-olu...

Ogun kill Tinubu...

Ogun kill all of una criminal politicians...

E no go better for all of una together!

slaawomirr:
Damnnn niggar
Damnnn niggar

Don't you get tired of all these indirect tribalism?

Ogbeni tribalism no fit stop here. As you siddon dey mind your business, na im one never-do-well go dey write hateful thing about your tribe. You go ignore sotey you no get choice pass to talk your own

Islie:



https://guardian.ng/news/lagos-to-flood-market-with-cheaper-eko-rice/

Nlfpmod

Wahala for rice eaters..

MrNipplesLover:
Stupid government...

Ogun kill u there, Sanwo-olu...

Ogun kill Tinubu...

Ogun kill all of una criminal politicians...

E no go better for all of una together!

lol... relax. You should be more concerned bou' misery looking like Ogun not killing you because these people can't suffer your curse unless it's apocalypse

Where Eko rice dey all these while?

Hope it's not substandard