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Great Prices as Sanwo-Olu's Govt Begins Sale of Major Food Stuff And Other Stories in Newspaper Review

Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 8:41 AM by Onyirioha Nnamdi

The sale of crucial food stuff in Lagos by the state government is one major headlines that trended over the week among top stories in mainstream Nigerian online news media.

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Lagos Govt Begins Sale of Rice, Vegetable Oil ahead of Yuletide Season, Reveals Price for 50kg Bag

The Lagos State Agric Input Supply Authority (LAISA) had announced the commencement of the sale of rice and vegetable oil ahead of the yuletide season.

Major Nigerian newspapers — One of the major stories for the week is the sale of essential food stuff by the Lagos state government
Source: UGC

LAISA's general manager, Bolaji Balogun, made the announcement in a statement released by the agency on Wednesday, November 10.

Balogun explained that the move is to reduce the stress associated with end-of-the-year shopping for food items in the nation's commercial capital.

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