Rice Importers Owe FG N36.56b Duty- Agric Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Akinwunmi Adesina, has said that five companies importing rice into the country owe the federal government the sum of N36.56 billion in unpaid duties, reports The Nation.
The minister who made the disclosure yesterday in Lagos gave the companies till January 15 to repay the sum  or face sanctions, the report said.