Lai Mohammaed said increased rice production would force down the price of locally-produced rice and provide succour to Nigerians. The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has assured Nigerians that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is doing everything possible to ensure a drop in the price of rice.Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, the minister noted that rice has become a staple food in most Nigerian homes.He said the federal government has put in place measures to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production in rice by drastically cutting down rice importation and encouraging local production.The minister said rice importation from Thailand, which supplies the bulk of the parboiled rice being imported into Nigeria had dropped from 644,131 Metric Tonnes to about 21,000 Metric Tonnes between September 2015 and September 2017.
