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Lagos Releases Eko Rice, Pegs 50kg At N43k, 25kg For N22k
Lagos State Government has concluded plans to release additional 20,000 bags of Eko Rice for distribution to various designated markets for the period of Yuletide in the month of December.
The state government, while saying that 20, 000 bags had earlier been released in the month of November, added that the number represent 10 per cent of total requirement of rice consumption of over 25 million estimated residents.
Special Adviser to Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu on Agriculture, Dr. Oluwarotimi Fashola, disclosed this on Wednesday, during an inspection tour of the Lagos Rice Mill, in Imota, Ikorodu, in preparation for the Yuletide festivities.
The Lagos Rice Mill, in Imota is an agricultural plant in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria.
It is the located on 8.5 hectares of land in Imota area of Ikorodu.