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Fire Razes 200 Hectares Of Cocoa, Kolanut Plantations In Ekiti

Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
The Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has lamented the destruction of over 200 hectares of land of cocoa and kola nut farms by fire in some towns it describedRead More

South-west Govs Tackle Lawan, Say Crisis Entrepreneurs Won’t Be Dignified

South-west governors
Senate president’s accusation uncalled for, insists Makinde Ortom accuses Mohammed of accessory to terrorism South-west governors yesterday took on President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, over his attack onRead More

Obaseki Accuses APC Of Taking Advantage Of Farmers/Herders Crisis

Governor Godwin Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has accused members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) of trying to take advantage of the ongoing farmers/herders crisis through media sponsored messages toRead More

North-west Govs Seek More Time For Ranching

National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd)
Apparently apprehending open grazing as the root cause of the prevailing tension between herders and farmers nationwide, North-west governors at yesterday’s meeting with security chiefs in Kaduna, reportedly sought moreRead More

Govs To Partner With NPHCDA On COVID-19 Vaccines Procurement

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi
Insist on ranching to address herdsmen crisis The governors of the 36 states of the federation are to partner with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on theRead More

Afenifere Seeks Foreign Intervention To Combat Herdsmen Crisis

The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere
Reiterates Soyinka’s warning on imminent civil war The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday urged the international community to intervene in the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria toRead More

Dutch Court Orders Shell To Pay Damages For Oil Spill In N’Delta

Shell
Compensation to be determined soon Spillage caused by sabotage, oil firm insists Judgement came in favour of four Nigerian farmers yesterday when an appeal court in the Netherlands ruled thatRead More

Miyetti Allah Agrees With Govs In Ban Of Open Grazing

South-west governors
Underage, night herding, illegal occupation of forest reserves to be outlawed Nyiam, Yusuf urge Buhari to take responsibility for defence of Nigerians Troubleshooting efforts to douse the tension generated byRead More

ABP: 300,000 MT Of Maize For Release February

Maize
Price of maize set to crash About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) ofRead More

Six Killed, Three Abducted As Bandits Invade Two LGAs In Niger

Kidnappers in Nigeria
Six people have been killed in Niger State and three others kidnapped as bandits invaded two local government areas in the state. Five persons were killed at Babban-Rami village, whileRead More