In tune with the extant global trends, Nigeria is experiencing an unprecedented increase in the prices of basic food items.
Customs said the rice distributed was certified for consumption by NAFDAC before being re-bagged to 25kg to reach as many Nigerians as possible.
Mr Okocha said that each truck contained 47 different items, which were meant to cushion the effects of the flood on the victims.
The House said the price control board would be responsible for setting, regulating, and monitoring the price of essential commodities from food items to construction materials.
The products were destroyed in Kalibawa village in the Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.
Items expected at the ports are sugar, frozen fish, general cargo, gypsum, wheat, container, salt, butane gas and soya bean meal.
Pakistan has imposed a ban on the export of sugar to stabilise prices and control hoarding of the commodity in the country, says the prime minister’s office.
The new restrictions may see an increase in the prices of bread, pasta and other wheat by-products.
These items were exempted from the list, based on national priorities, among other reasons, a report said.
