LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Pan-Niger Delta Forum has rejected the planned annexation of land in states for cattle colonies by the Federal Government, stating that it would precipitate crisis and insecurity in the country. It condemned the initiative, insisting that the Niger Delta region would not allocate land for the venture. The forum in a…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRAMGERS)-Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has called on state governments to consider the proposed establishment of cattle colonies as a solution to the lingering herdsmen-farmers conflicts. Adamu stated this yesterday in Abuja during a press conference in reaction to the recent killings in Benue State. He said states…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Sixteen Nigerian states have agreed to the establishment of cattle colonies proposed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh as a solution to the incessant herdsmen crisis. It was gathered that some 16 states, all in the North, have volunteered land for the establishment of cattle colonies in…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government says from next week, work will commence on establishing cattle colonies across the country. Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture and rural development, who disclosed this when he visited the agriculture and veterinary complex of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, made it clear that states which are not interested in…