A Ministry of Livestock Development is in the offing as President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms to address obstacles to agricultural productivity and open up new opportunities which benefit farmers, herders, processors, and distributors in the livestock-farming value chain. The President appointed former Chairman of […]
Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has rejected the creation of the Livestock Development Ministry in southeast, south-south and all Biafran lands. BRGIE prime, Simon Ekpa disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday through his official X handle. BRGIE comment comes hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the creation of the Livestock Development Ministry on Tuesday. […]
BY OKERAFOR ATHANATIUS The Federal Government has announced that 1.34 million Nigerians will benefit from its Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) program. The Taraba State Coordinator of L-PRES, Hananiah Albert, disclosed this yesterday during the inauguration of the Taraba State Steering Committee (SSC) and the State Technical Committee (STC) of L-PRES in Jalingo, the […]
The Adamawa state government has announced the banning of the sale and interstate transportation of livestock. The Secretary to the State Government, Bashir Ahmad, in a statement revealed that the reason the state took such a decision was due to the amount of levy placed on the livestock. He went ahead to state that Lagos […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has inaugurated a 44-member implementation committee to drive the process for the establishment of Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) and the National Livestock Transformation Programme (NLTP). FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made this known in a statement released by her Special Assistant on Media, Austen Elemue, on […]
The Bauchi State commissioner of Agriculture and Natural resources, Barrister Yakubu Kirfi has disclosed that not fewer than 1.6 million livestock have been targeted for vaccination against contagious diseases in the state. The commissioner who stated this at the flagging off ceremony of 2018 Livestock vaccination campaign in Chinade on Monday said, “1.6 million livestocks […]
Nigeria’s nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew in third quarter (Q3) 2017 by 1.40% (year-on-year) in real terms, the second consecutive positive growth since the emergence of the economy from recession in Q2 2017. This growth is 3.74% points higher than the rate recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2016 ( –2.34%) and higher by […]
Agricultural development is considered to hold the key to economic development for most Sub-Saharan countries including Nigeria. In Nigeria,there are several sectors that contribute to the total output of the economy. Agriculture are grouped into four major sectors,namely agricultural, manufacturing, oil /petroleum and service.The agricultural sector is further grouped into crop production, livestock, forestry and […]
Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Mashi, has advocated better use of climate information in agriculture in Nigeria to rebuild the sector and make it sustainable. NiMet’s Head of Public Relations, Mrs Theresa Ushie, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mashi said that effective climate information and services […]
Gov. Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi on Friday said that the state government procured 9, 900 tonnes of livestock feeds worth N126 million for cattle breeders and livestock producers. Dakingari said this when he received leaders of Miyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Birnin Kebbi. He said a bag of livestock feed would be sold at […]