Buhari’s regime and Yobe say they have set aside N12 billion to establish integrated livestock development centres in its three senatorial districts.
The Friesian cattles are to be used to boost animal insemination at a centre in Kano.
The catastrophe occurred between August 11 and 12, following uninterrupted torrential downpours that lasted for two days.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed N791 billion to over three million farmers across the 36 states under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP).
Open grazing or rearing of cattle in Osun would become a criminal offence once the governor assent to the bill.
The federal government on August 5 inaugurated the National Livestock Transformation Plan in Nasarawa State.
NIHORT executive director made the disclosure at a training for tomato farmers on Wednesday.
An official said human-elephant conflicts had become persistent and had led to deaths, extensive property damage, and disruption of people’s livelihoods.
Minister of the Environment, Mohammed Abubakar, says wildlife park rangers are battling terrorists, kidnappers, cattle rustlers and bandits in their line of duty.
