open grazing

A Fulani socio-cultural group, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), has warned Southern governors against their resolution to ban open grazing in their states. The group said the anti-open grazing law would lead to a…

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Anthony Iwuoma The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has critivised the governors of southern Nigeria for banning open grazing in the region, describing the resolution as "indeed…

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has described as most unfortunate the statement credited to the Attorney General of the Federation, Shehu Malami, equating the decision of southern governors to ban cattle open grazing in their states…

Open grazing threat to food security, southern govs right in banning it -ACF Anthony Iwuoma The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) said open grazing of cattle has resulted in high cost of food and, therefore, threw its weight behind…

A former Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said that cattle have more economic value than the entire oil and gas reserve in Southern Nigeria. Garba said this in reaction to the advice given by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’…

Open grazing of livestock is now prohibited in Bayelsa State. The prohibition came into force on Wednesday after Governor Douye Diri signed into law the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 at the Executive…

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly is poised to pass, into law, an Executive Bill seeking to ban open grazing and regulate the business of livestock breeding and marketing. It was gathered that the House would pass the bill, on…