FG selling 50kg of rice at N40,000 – Minister

The federal government has commenced the distribution of an extra 10 trucks containing 50kg bags of rice to 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be sold at N40,000, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said on Monday.

The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He said the 10 trucks of rice to each state was aimed at alleviating poverty and combat the high cost of living.

“The last Council meeting here at the briefing, we announced that a number of trucks 20 precisely had been given to the state governors for onward distribution to those who actually In need of them to poorest of the poor in society and those who are actually in need, but government did not stop there there is also rice that is being sold at about 50% of its cost, a bag of rice is being sold at N40,000 as we speak now,” he said.