Fulani council enforces ban on night and underage grazing, and use of firearms by herders Plans underway for herder education, data collection, and security partnerships Council condemns all acts of violence linked to herders and calls for law enforcement action The Council of Fulani Chiefs in the South-West has enforced widespread ban on open night … Read more
The Presidential Committee on Livestock Sector Reforms Implementation has submitted its inception report to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. After the meeting, Committee Chairman and former INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, spoke to journalists, revealing that the report outlines strategies for the Nigerian government to effectively harness the livestock … Read more
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah signed four new laws to enhance property protection, public ranch management, sports development, and environmental and climate protection. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has signed four bills passed by the state’s House of Assembly into law. The bills are the Enugu State Properties Protection Law, the … Read more
Soludo Has Banned Movement Of Cattle On Foot In Anambra EKO HOT BLOG reports that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has banned movement of cattle on foot in every part of Anambra State. Soludo, who met with members of Anambra State Cattle Menace Committee at the Government House, Awka, at the weekend, said … Read more
10 Miyetti Allah members and 300 cows have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Earlier this month, gunmen have invaded the Igboukwu Cattle Market in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State and killed over 20 cows and goats. EDITOR’S PICK [BREAKING] 2023: Goodluck Jonathan Opens Up On ‘Contesting’ For President [BREAKING] 2023: Protesters Storm Jonathan’s … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill prohibiting open grazing of cattle in Lagos state. Recall that the bill had earlier gone through its public hearing stage on Wednesday before its eventual passage by the lawmakers. EkohotBlog reports that the House Committee on Agriculture and its recommendations, according to a statement, … Read more
He explained that before the state would create a law banning the open grazing of livestock, the government would make provisions to house the animals Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has hinted that his administration is considering outlawing open grazing in the state. Masari who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, faulted … Read more
The Open-Grazing ban and VAT bills have passed second second reading at the Lagos Assembly. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the bill on Open-Grazing ban and the Lagos Value Added Tax (VAT) bill have on Monday passed second reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The Assembly, EKOHOTBLOG reports, committed the bill on Open-Grazing ban to the … Read more
Some of the governors already in Lagos as of the time of writing this report include Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), and Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun). The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has in the early hours of Monday received 16 Southern Governors into the state. The Southern Governors, on Monday morning, converged at … Read more
The Southern governors also agreed that the progress of the country required that urgent and bold steps be taken to restructure the Nigerian Federation leading to the evolution of state police. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Southern governors will on Monday converge in Lagos for a meeting. It was gathered that the meeting, which will … Read more
Gidado Siddiki mentioned that they were not opposed to ban on open grazing but that the public hearing on constitution review should grant all parties the right to make submissions for a law against open grazing. Miyetti Allah has said that the ban on open grazing by the Governors of Southern Nigeria will remain ineffective … Read more
President Buhari noted that, at the expiration of his second term in office, he will return to his cows to keep himself occupied. The President, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), has weighed in on the recent resolve by Southern Governors to illegalize Open Grazing, insisting that the practice of Open Grazing by nomadic herdsmen remains in … Read more
“The roaming about, for us, is un-Islamic and it is not the best” Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, says open grazing runs counter to the doctrine of Islam and not the best for herders. Masari said this on Tuesday in Katsina while addressing newsmen. Masari said the needed infrastructure should be provided for the … Read more
The Presidency had on Monday faulted the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors which included the ban on open grazing in the entire southern part of the country Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday said the Federal Government’s insistence on open grazing suggests it has a hidden agenda. Ortom, in a statement signed by … Read more
State Governors in the South had resolved to ban open grazing and movement of cattle by foot in the region following a meeting held on May 11 in Asaba, the Delta State capital The Presidency has faulted the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors, including the ban on open grazing in the entire southern part … Read more
“We do so because such a decision will lessen tensions between farmers and herders” The Big shots and stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South West have made their position known on topical and contentious issue in the country, especially as it concerns restructuring and opening grazing.  They expressed their unequivocal … Read more
By Simon Kolawole According to Mallam Abubakar Malami, LLB, BL, the attorney-general of the Nigerian federation, minister of justice, senior advocate of Nigeria and member of the Nigerian bar, banning open grazing is the rough equivalent of banning trading in spare parts. Let me take that again. When you say herders and their cattle should … Read more
“We will no longer allow you take your cattle from one local government to the other.” Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi says the infrastructural designs and dynamics of southern Nigeria mitigates against the practice of open crazing, noting that the region was not created to accommodate such style of animal husbandry. Ekohotblog had reported that … Read more
“What’s the correlation between spare parts sellers in a rented shop or government properly designated area and marauding Fulani herders destroying farms” Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate minority leader, says Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), comparison of legitimate spare parts trade with destructive nomadic cattle business that has worsened insecurity in the country will further … Read more
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has thrown its weight behind the decision made by Southern Governors to ban open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The Miyetti Allah stated that the ban on open grazing is capable of addressing the farmers-herders crisis in the region. The Miyetti Allah Cattle … Read more