Senate approves one-year jail term for exporting unprocessed maize

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja

The Senate has stipulated a one-year jail term for anyone found culpable of exporting unprocessed maize in large commercial quantities of one metric ton or higher out of Nigeria.

The amendment is part of a bill from the House of Representatives for concurrence by the Senate, aimed at prohibiting the exportation of maize in large commercial quantities.