Tag: open grazing
FG says open grazing not banned
The Minister highlighted that Nigeria currently has 273 gazetted grazing reserves covering over 4.5 million hectares.
FG bans open grazing to curb farmers-herders conflicts
Maiha lamented that incidents of farmers-herders clashes in the country as a result of open grazing have led to loss…
Open grazing: Taraba community cries out for justice
He also requested Taraba government to ensure that the recently constituted administrative committee of enquiry carry out a thorough investigation…
Killings: Mark calls for ban on open grazing, border security forces
Mark, who decried the carnage going on in the two states, said that a debilitating disease deserves a more serious…
Benue governor calls for ban on open grazing nationwide
Alia made the call on Friday in Makurdi while declaring open the Benue Livestock Summit 2025, saying that ranches remained…
Open grazing: An outdated phenomenon
Therefore, the lawmakers at the National Assembly should intensify their support for the bill seeking to end open grazing in…
Residents cry out as cows invade Lagos community
Save for undeveloped plots overgrown with weeds, Ijagemo is a serene, peaceful and neat town. But the cows at times…
Soludo bans movement of cattle on foot in Anambra
Soludo said the ban was in compliance with the 2021 anti-open grazing law of the state while adding that enforcement…
My statement on open grazing misinterpreted: Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has expressed regret that his recent statement on open grazing law was grossly misinterpreted by…
Ogun assembly passes anti-open grazing bill
The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to regulate animal grazing and the establishment of cattle ranches…
Igbo community backs Gov. Okowa on open grazing
Igbo residents in Delta have expressed their support for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over the ban on open grazing across the…
Ortom to Buhari: Cattle routes, open grazing ideas of 1950s not 21st Century
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has slammed the Buhari government's insistence on open grazing and cattle routes, saying they are…
Buhari mocks, queries southern governors for banning open grazing
Buhari mocked southern governors on Monday over their ban of open grazing of cattle, the cause of deadly clashes between…
JUST IN: Arewa Forum backs abolition of open grazing
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the apex northern Nigeria political organisation has backed the call of the Southern Governors to…
Open grazing ban: Anyone who wants to die, should die – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has vowed to implement the ban on open grazing by southern governors, saying anyone opposed…
South-East governors reiterate open grazing ban
The Governors of the South-East have unanimously placed a ban on open grazing.
JUST IN: Open, night grazing, underage herders banned in Southwest
All open and night grazing by Fulani herdsmen and underage herders have been banned in the South West zone of…
Analyst advises Govt. to sensitise herdsmen, rejects open grazing idea
A Public Analyst, Mr Adewale Kupoluyi, has advised the Federal Government to continue to engage the leadership of the herdsmen…
Gov. decries encroachment into grazing reserves in Katsina
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed concern over the rampant cases of encroachment of cattle routes, grazing and…
Benue Govt. outlaws open grazing protect lives
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Friday that outlawing of open grazing and rearing of livestock was to promote…