Lagos State Government has concluded plans to release an additional 20,000 bags of Eko Rice for distribution to various designated markets for the period of Yuletide in December.
The state government, while saying that 20, 000 bags had earlier been released in November, added that the number represents 10 percent of the 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 located on 8.5 hectares of land in the Imota area of Ikorodu.