As human-wildlife conflicts, poaching, illegal grazing and logging persists, most endangered species in Nigeria are left on the brink of extinction, says Nigerian Conservation Foundation

Finding a permanent solution to the open grazing crisis, which has been a major problem to successive governments over the years, appears intractable

There seems to be no going back on the Federal Government’s stance on recovering grazing routes across the country, as it has been exclusively gathered that efforts have commenced

The Yoruba elders, under the aegis of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, and a former Minister of Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, yesterday

To kick-start the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), the Federal Government has sanctioned the establishment of grazing reserves in the 19 northern states and two others in the South West ­– Oyo

To curb the lingering crisis between farmers and herders in parts of the country, experts in the livestock sub-sector have stressed the need to transform all grazing reserves in the country

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has accused his political opponents in the last gubernatorial election of fuelling the current tension over grazing land in the state.

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) may have been hit by the reality that open grazing is no longer fashionable in modern society...

Herders, especially the Fulani who are in the habit of grazing at the border communities of Benue and Nasarawa states, have been asked to refrain from trespassing

The Small Scale Women Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has queried the Federal Capital Territory Administration over the continued budgetary allocation for grazing development without any known completion date or level of implementation.

The Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA) Worldwide has described the step taken in the South East by the northern leaders, Livestock and Perishable Goods Market Traders and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association to ban herdsmen who do not have families in the region from grazing as commendable.

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has lamented how the state became a near theatre of war following the passage of its open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment bill 2017. He stated this yesterday while delivering the Professor Miriam Ikejiani-Clark lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), saying the Federal Government deployed all its might…