DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a mega rice project of about 15 pyramids porported to hold over a million bags of rice. Despite the widely celebrated success of the project, Nigerians have taken to the social media to criticize the project as fake saying most farmers in Nigeria did not receive the much needed support for rice farming as they werw busy grappling with killer bandits, Boko Haram insurgents and herdsmen attacks. Nigerians also questioned as  spurious and incredulous, the amount of N1 trillion said to have been disbursed to farmers in Nigeria. The mega project which is regarded as the largest of its type in the world, is located at the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) along the Airport Road. The project was executed by the Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). The one million rice paddy stacked in 15 separate pyramids were planted and harvested from states across...

Daily Rendezvous The Acting secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State and State Coordinator RIFAN, Honourable Wafari Theman has distributed tricycles to disabled persons in Jimeta. The event took place Saturday, at the Secretariat of the National Association of persons with physical disability. The state chairman of the association, Comrade Abdullahi Toungo, stated that the last time they recieved any intervention was when former Governor Nyako donated tricicles to them, he described Wafari as God sent and a true philanthropist for this timely intervention. The National president of the National Association of persons with physicàl disability (NAPWPD) Comrade Rilwan Muhammed siad their Joy is full and overflowing because of the care and love shown them by Wafari Theman. He used the opportunity to appreciate the philanthropic disposition of Wafari. "The national body of the association appreciates you because you have provided mobility to our members, ...

Daily Rendezvous The Adamawa State chapter of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Special Project (RIFAN) flagged off its distribution of Farm Inputs, Thursday, at Ganye Local Government Area.  The State Coordinator of RIFAN, Wafari Theman along with the partners of the project, Central Bank of Nigeria, Unity Bank and stakeholders conducted the flag off ceremony. The delegation paid a courtesy call on the Gangwari Ganye, Adamu Sanda at his palace. Speaking at the .palace of the Gangwari, Hon. Wafari Theman intimated the Paramount ruler on the activities of RIFAN and the ceremonial flag off of the distribution of farm implements for wet season farming.  Wafari told the Gangwari that the choice of Ganye is deliberate because of its large composition of small holder farmers in rice cultivation. He called on the Gangwari to support the project and thanked him for his role in the identification of real farmers in his dormain.  Responding, Gangwari Ganye, Alhaji Ad...