Nigeria’s pastoralist coalition wants 30% of the agriculture budget for the livestock ministry, pilot ranches in all six zones and gazetted grazing reserves.
Nigerian senators are embroiled in a heated debate over a bill proposing a ban on open grazing and the establishment of cattle ranches. Proponents argue the bill is necessary to end deadly farmer-herder clashes, while opponents raise concerns about constitutionality and practicality.
Nigeria’s pastoralist coalition wants 30% of the agriculture budget for the livestock ministry, pilot ranches in all six zones and gazetted grazing reserves.
Police have arrested seven suspected kidnappers in Abuja and Kaduna and recovered the body of Oluwadamilola Adedayo, abducted in Kuje in August, from the gang’s forest camp.