Tag: open grazing
Alia urges FG to prohibit open grazing nationwide
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has urged the Federal Government to make legislation to prohibit open grazing in the country. Alia made the call on...
Edo elders hail Obaseki for engaging stakeholders on anti-open grazing bill
Some elders and opinion leaders in Edo State have commended Governor Godwin Obaseki for the strategy he adopted on anti-open grazing bill.
Mr Obaseki is...
Ortom absent as northern govs, monarchs meet in Kaduna over VAT,...
Governors from the northern part of the country on Monday gathered in Kaduna for an emergency meeting which is expected to focus on the...
El-Rufai trying hard to export banditry to south – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has knocked his counterpart in Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai following the latter’s criticism of the anti-open grazing law in...
Sanwo-Olu signs anti-open grazing bill into law
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed into law the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in the state.
The governor’s aide on print media Wale...
Lagos Assembly passes VAT, open grazing bills
Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s value added tax (VAT) bill, marking the start of a new era.
Lagos and River...
CAN declares three-day fasting, prayer over jihadists’ threat in Delta
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day fasting and prayer for Christians over threat by alleged herders to attack Delta State.
The...
Open grazing: Niger Delta group issues counter-threat to Fulani
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has issued a counter-threat against suspected Fulani jihadists.
A group which identified itself as Fulani...
Anonymous group threatens Okowa over grazing ban
An anonymous group has written to Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, threatening to attack Asaba and Agbor if the governor fails to withdraw his...
Open grazing ban: Akeredolu attacks Garba Shehu, says aide has ulterior...
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has attacked presidential spokesman Garba Shehu over the latter’s recent comment on the resolutions of the 17 southern governors...