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It is our shame we always gloss over. It isn’t discussed in our parliaments. Even the omnipresent social media influencers and activists don’t underline it as a social malaise.
4 days ago
ProteinTrail Technology, a government solution focused on sanitising Nigeria’s meat value chain has decried the nation’s inability to tap into the livestock export market. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Muritala Alade-Bamgbala, noted this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the country’s inability to tap…
3 Dec
Nigeria’s livestock sector has begun attracting significant international attention, as the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Denmark have expressed interest in partnering with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to drive transformation and growth in the industry.
2 Dec
Nigeria’s livestock sector has begun attracting significant international attention as the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Denmark express interest in partnering with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to drive transformation and growth in the sector. The Egyptian ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Fouad, during a courtesy visit to congratulate the pioneer Minister…
27 Nov
GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum has established the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development (MILFD) to meet the food requirements of Borno State. According to him, the distribution of food items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camps and host communities cannot be sustained by the state government. Zulum unveiled the new ministry, yesterday, in Maiduguri, while…
26 Nov
Farmers in Taraba State have been encouraged to make use of the recently distributed agricultural inputs to enhance livestock production. Making the call at the official flag-off of the distribution of fodder choppers, residue crushers, pasture seeds, and fodder shrub seedlings, the commissioner of Agriculture and Food Security, Professor Nicolas O. Namessan, emphasised that the…
26 Nov
The Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has applauded the investment of $2.5billion by a multinational company JBS Group into the country's livestock sector. JBS Group, the second largest meat processing operator globally, reportedly can process 33,000 cattle and over 8 million birds daily using advanced zero-waste practices. The President of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association,…
1 Nov
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has emphasised the need for diversification from crop production to livestock and fishery, especially in the South-South and South East. He made the emphasis during the second meeting of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU), held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
24 Oct
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday decried the long neglect of the livestock sector by past administrations, declaring his preparedness to collaborate with stakeholders to give it all it needs to bring value to Nigeria. This came after he announced a substantive minister for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development at Wednesday's Federal Executive Council…
10 Jun 2024
Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, says the livestock sector has the potential to contribute more than 11 billion dollars annually to Nigeria’s economy if properly harnessed.
12 Apr 2024
The Oyo State Government has commenced the third phase of agricultural inputs distribution to farmers in the state.
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Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Council Area of Ondo,
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The Richard Ozobu-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo 2025 Election Committee, on Monday, announced Dr Jackson Omenazu from Rivers State as the President General, alongside other members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. In a statement signed by Ozobu and the Committee Secretary, Prof. Chibuikeya Achokawa, it was revealed that the new…
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The House of Representatives will begin formal discussions with Ministers and Permanent Secretaries of all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) on Tuesday, aiming to expedite the N49.7 trillion budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year. Abubakar Bichi, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, made the announcement on Monday following a meeting with statutory committee…
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The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has appointed Ezekiel Adeniran as the third substantive registrar of the institution. Adeniran was appointed following the approval of the university’s Governing Council during its 23rd meeting on August 22, 2024. While disclosing this, the public relations officer of the institution, Isaac Oluyi, stated that the newly…
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Five persons are feared to have been killed in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, following a violent clash