Tag: Open Grazing

Bayelsa Government Arrests Herdsmen, Cows Over Open Grazing

The Bayelsa State Livestock Management Committee in collaboration with the Nigerian Police, over the weekend, arrested some herdsmen for violating the State open grazing law. The defaulting herders were arrested…

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IPOB Bans Open Grazing In South-East, Releases Enforcement Date

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced April 27, as the enforcement date for the ban on open grazing in the South-East. This was made known in a statement…

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Banditry: Governors Agree To End Open Grazing In Nigeria

The Nigerian Governors Forum on Thursday said it had reached a consensus on the “need for the country to transition into modern systems of animal husbandry that will replace open,…

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Asaba Accord: Northern Lawmakers Backs Southern Governors’ Ban on Open Grazing

A minority northern caucus has emerged in the House of Representatives, pushing for the interests of minorities in the North, Daily Report Nigeria has learnt. The group dominated by lawmakers…

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Southern Govs Should Factor Good Herders in Their Policy — Igbo Youths

A group of Igbo Youth Vanguard for Peace and Harmonious living has urged the Southern Governors of Nigeria to consider the effect their ban on open grazing will have on…