Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) yesterday received 24 copies of a bill for a law to prohibit open grazing of cattle and other livestock in the state.

Akwa Ibom State Government has set up a joint task force to enforce its decisions to ban scavenging, use of motorcycles for transport within the metropolis and open grazing.

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) chieftain, Anthony Sani, has asked the southern governors to withdraw the decision to ban open grazing.

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, turned down the request by Governor Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe State to discourage southern governors’ call for the ban of open grazing.

The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has commended Southern governors for enacting a law against open grazing, while it accused the Federal Government of not being sincere in tackling insecurity.

Gov. Godwin Obaseki has called for full implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Programme (NLTP) to address the problem of clashes between farmers and herders.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday assented to the bill prohibiting Open Cattle Grazing and Trespass of Cattle on Land.

It is important to highlight the provisions of section 34 of the LUA, in relation to the ownership of land prior to the commencement of the Act in 1978. It states as follows:

A former presidential candidate and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, yesterday, hailed the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, for his opposition to open grazing and amnesty for bandits...

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The Ogun State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed into law a bill banning open grazing in the state, and put offenders at the risk of three years jail term.

An agriculturist and National Coordinator of Zero Hunger Farmers Commodities of Nigeria, Dr. Tunde Arosanyin, has urged the Federal Government to urgently explore ranching as a way of breeding cattle or risk losing sizeable.....