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Employment
By Shuaibu Tatu
Brinin Kebbi Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) Labana Rice Mill Ltd, a privately owned rice producing company in Kebbi State, has recruited 1,000 additional workers, the General Manager, Alhaji Abdullahi Zuru, has said.
Zuru told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Brinin Kebbi that with the recruitment, the company’s staff strength had increased from 2,000 to 3,000.
He said tha the company, established five years ago, has two milling plants for processing paddy rice bought from local farmers.
He said that the farmers were assisted by the company to grow the quantity of paddy rice required by the company.
He said the two milling plants have the capacity to process 16 tones of paddy rice per hour.
The GM said that the company would soon expand production, recruit more staff and provide assist for local farmers to grow rice.
He urged youths in the area to go into the cultivation of rice to reduce employment and make them self reliant. (NAN)
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Edited by Archibong Asuquo