Tag: Open Grazing

Obaseki Inaugurates 18-man Committee To Implement Anti-Grazing Law In Edo
June 7, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Inaugurates 18-man Committee To Implement Anti-Grazing Law In Edo

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, inaugurated an 18-man committee on cattle and livestock control to implement the state’s anti-grazing law. The governor during the inauguration of the Committee at the Executive Council (EXCO) Chambers in Government House,...
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Farmer Drowns In Jigawa While Rescuing Cattle
September 5, 2022 No Responses

Farmer Drowns In Jigawa While Rescuing Cattle

An 18-year-old farmer drowned in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa on Saturday while trying to rescue his cattle.  Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Commission in Jigawa, CSC Adamu Shehu, stated in Dutse on Sunday that the...
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Buhari Approves Review Of 368 Grazing Reserves In 25 States
August 20, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Approves Review Of 368 Grazing Reserves In 25 States

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch, 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, and to determine the levels of encroachment.”  Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Ass...
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Presidency Faults Southern Governors On Open Grazing Ban
May 25, 2021 No Responses

Presidency Faults Southern Governors On Open Grazing Ban

The Presidency has expressed reservation over the position of Southern Governors’ Forum on open grazing, saying their decision to ban open grazing in their states is of questionable legality.  The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publ...
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Southern Nigeria Bans Open Grazing
May 12, 2021 No Responses

Southern Nigeria Bans Open Grazing

Seventeen Governors of all the 17 states in Southern Nigeria rose from their meeting on security, at Asaba, Delta State, on Tuesday, and resolved to immediately ban the movement of cattle on foot to their territory as well as outlawing...
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