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₦40,000 Per Bag: Nigerian govt Halts Subsidized Rice Sale To Civil Servants
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has suspended the initiative to sell subsidized 50kg bags of rice to civil servants at ₦40,000.
Earlier, the federal government had announced the creation of centers across the country where Nigerians could purchase the rice at the reduced price, as part of several measures by the Tinubu administration to alleviate living conditions.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, had highlighted this plan as a key initiative aimed at supporting citizens.
In a statement released earlier this week, the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs had instructed interested public servants to complete a Google form on the OHCSF website and submit it to the Director of Human Resources for endorsement.
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However, this plan has now been halted, as stated in a communique titled “Withdrawal of Internal Circular on Sale of Subsidized Rice to Public Servants,” signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs (Human Resources Management Department).
This online media platform understands that the circular was directed to Directors and Heads of Departments.
“I am directed to refer to our internal circular in the Ministry (Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs) of 1st August 2024 on the above subject matter and to inform you that the Internal Circular is hereby withdrawn.
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“Further details will be communicated in due course. Please bring the contents of this internal circular to the attention of staff in your respective Departments and Units for their information and proper guidance,” the circular reads.
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However, no explanation was provided for the withdrawal of the plan, which certainly will leave many civil servants who had registered for the subsidised rice in a state of uncertainty.
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