The Federal Government has stopped the planned sale of subsidised rice to civil servants.
It has, therefore, withdrawn the circular in which it directed civil servants interested in subsidised rice to apply.
“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.” 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.
A group, Precious Hope Inc. USA, has distributed foodstuffs and cash to the residents of Makoko in Yaba Local Council of Lagos State. Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission , Musa Adamu Aliyu , has lamented the level of corruption in the country, saying the menace had eroded trust in public institutions, undermined rule of law and stifled economic growth.
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