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Open Grazing Bill: Miyetti Allah demands 750,000 hectares of land for ranching in Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Tuesday, requested the Delta State Government to grant its members 750,000 square meters of land as designated space for grazing and ranching as deliberations progress on the ban on open grazing bill before

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Miyetti Allah to Buhari, NASS: Stop Govs from implementing anti-open grazing laws

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2021 0

*Describes the legislations as satanic, obnoxious The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Monday, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to do everything possible to stop governors from implementing the anti-open grazing laws enacted in some states, describing the laws as satanic and against their age-long tradition.

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Enugu Assembly passes anti-open grazing bill

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2021 0

Moses Oyediran, Enugu Following the ultimatum given by the Southern Governors Forum in May to ban open grazing and movement of cattle by foot, the Enugu State House of Assembly has complied by passing the bill prohibiting Open Grazing and Regulation of Cattle Ranching in the state. This is coming two days after the House […]

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Asaba Declaration: We have no apologies on open grazing, restructuring, says Okowa

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2021 0

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba Delta State helmsman, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has berated critics of southern governors on the ban on opening grazing of cattle and the call for national dialogue to restructure Nigeria. These were part of decisions taken when he hosted his 16 colleagues on 11 May, 2021 in Asaba where they also called […]

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Miyetti Allah okays ban on open grazing

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2021 0

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has okayed the decision of the Southern Governors to ban open grazing in the region. This was disclosed by the National Patron of MACBAN, Senator Walid Jibrin, on Thursday, while addressing newsmen in Kaduna State. READ ALSO: Updated: Ban on Open Grazing: Southern governors decision final, […]

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Updated: Ban on Open Grazing: Southern governors decision final, says Akeredolu

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2021 0

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure. The Chairman, Southern Governors Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, has reiterated that there is no going back on the decision taken by the southern governors on the ban on open grazing their zones. Last week, the 17 Southern Governors had met in Asaba, Delta State, and resolved […]

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Southern governors ban open grazing, demand confab, state police, fair appointments, others

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

*Affirm Nigeria’s unity Sony Neme and Nosa Akenzua, Asaba In a show of unity across party lines, governors of 15 southern states of the country on Tuesday resolved to ban open grazing while, among other demands, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to review federal appointments to reflect federal character. The resolution was contained in a twelve-point […]

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Osun to restrict cattle grazing to farm settlements

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

Osun state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Adebayo Adewole, has assured farmers that the state government will restrict open grazing of cattle by herdsmen to farm settlements to prevent farmers-herders crisis. The commissioner gave the assurance in a statement by the ministry’s press officer, Mr.s Segilola Babalola, on Thursday in Osogbo while hosting

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Benue jails Fulani herder for contravening grazing law

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

A Makurdi Magistrate, Mr. Isaac Ajim has sentenced a 19 –year- old cattle herder, Yakubu Bello of Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state to one year in prison for contravening the Benue state Open Grazing and Ranching Prohibition law in the state. The trial judge however, gave the convict an option of paying a […]