A Response To A Dear Friend Who Doesn’t Understand Why I Am Against Roaming Fulani Cows Yet Committed To The Nigerian Project, Who Believes That Nigeria Was Created To Fail
By Dr. Chinedu Jideofo-Ogbuagu Chinonso, Nigeria was not created for roaming cows – whether Fulani or non-Fulani cows. We have Igbo cows and they are not permitted to roam and destroy people’s crops. We have Igbo animal herders but they…
Delta State Govt Clarifies Position on Open Grazing Ban
Delta State Government at the weekend explained that it was not acquiring lands for herdsmen as wrongly reported in some quarters. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu said in a statement in Asaba, that the bill before the…
Open Grazing Ban: SEG Commends Ugwuanyi, Enugu Assembly on Bill Passage
The leadership and members of the Save Enugu Group (SEG) have while commending the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration for standing with the people on agitation for modern trends in animal husbandry, hailed the passage of Anti-open grazing Bill into law…
Enugu Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing Bill
Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the anti-open grazing bill brought before it. The bill which is for a law to prohibit open grazing, regulate cattle ranching, and for connected purposes was passed during the Assembly plenary in Enugu…
Open Grazing Ban will Promote Healthy Living in Delta – Aniagwu
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu on Thursday said the law to ban open grazing in the state would promote healthy and harmonious living among farmers and herders. Speaking on ‘The Morning Show’ on Arise TV, Aniagwu said…
Buhari Sacks 2 Ministers, Names Replacements
Amid security challenges and poor power supply in most parts of the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Ministers of Power, Saleh Mamman, and his Agriculture and Rural Development counterpart, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. The President also announced the…
Nigeria Has Gone Beyond Looking For Grazing Routes – Falana
Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has faulted the Presidency’s approval to review grazing reserves in 25 states in the country. Falana who was a guest on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, said: “we’ve gone beyond this…
Global Food Production System Broke Down Through Unsustainable Practices – Expert Says
Mr Ernest Aubee, Head, Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission has said global food production system has broken as the very base of agriculture is being destroyed with unsustainable practices. Aubee made the assertion during an online presentation on the `Importance of…
Commissioner Seeks Stakeholders’ Collaboration To Boost Agriculture in Delta
Stakeholders in the Delta State project have been urged to synergise with government and youths to boost agriculture with a view to enhancing the state’s food security programme. The call was made by the Commissioner for Youth Development, Comrade Ifeanyi…
Increasing Cost of Food: ALGON Fights Back With NAMTAXS, NATIS Programmes
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in collaboration with the Federal Ministries of Agriculture & Rural Development, Special Duties & Inter-Governmental Affairs, Transportation, Petroleum Resources, etc and other relevant Departments & Agencies of Governments; as well as Organized…
Encounter With Fulani Herdsmen
Let me start by reminding you that bandits are not enemies of Nigeria like Nmadi Kanu and Sunday Igboho, who are unable to set an APC on fire, don’t misquote me o, I meant Armoured Personnel Carrier, nor shot down…
