The Federal Government has halted the planned sale of subsidised rice to civil servants.
As a result, it has retracted the earlier circular instructing civil servants interested in purchasing the subsidised rice to apply.
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This development was communicated in a new circular from the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, obtained by our correspondent on Thursday in Abuja.
The circular, dated August 2, 2024, and signed by the ministry’s Director of Human Resources, Aderonke Jaiyesimi, did not provide any explanation for the withdrawal of the initial memo.
It also did not clarify whether the scheme was permanently discontinued or temporarily suspended.
The circular read, “I am directed to refer to our internal circular in the Ministry (Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs) of August 1, 2024, on the above subject matter and to inform you that the internal circular is hereby withdrawn. Further details will be communicated in due course.
“Please bring the contents of this internal circular to the attention of staff in your respective departments and units for their information and proper guidance.”
