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The initiative was said to be part of measures to combat rising food inflation across the country.

On August 7, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, said the implementation of the policy would commence the following week once the guidelines are ready.

He explained that the delay experienced in the implementation of the policy was to ensure that the interests of all the stakeholders, including farmers, were considered.

However, while fielding questions at a joint press briefing of security agencies, organised by the Strategic Communications Inter-agency Policy Committee Office of the National Security Adviser, the spokesperson of the NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, said the directive was yet to be implemented because the list of those who will benefit from tax exemptions was yet to come from the Ministry of Finance.

He added that by the time the service gets the lists, the directives would be implemented within a twinkle of an eye.

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