Damaturu — Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam yesterday ordered the state Agriculture Ministry to sell grains stored in its reserve at the cost of N1,000 per bag to cushion the effects of high food prices as farmers return to the farms for the new cropping season.
The current market price for the commodity across the state is N8,000 per bag.
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