Venezuelan envoy pledges support to rice farmers in Nigeria
The Venezuelan Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency David Nieves Velásquez Caraballo, has promised to provide technical support to rice farmers across five states in the country. He made this known during a medical outreach programme organized by the embassy at the Hugo Chavez Primary School in Jankanwa, Nasarawa State yesterday.
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