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    Politics Edo governor denies approving creation of cattle colonies – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Edo state government on Monday dismissed alleged statements credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved land for the establishment of cattle colonies in the State. It said the state government had not entered into any agreement for cattle...
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    Politics FG Bows To Pressure, Dumps 'Cattle Colonies' [DailyTrust]

    The Federal government may have stopped the idea of cattle colonies as a way to find means at ending the impasse between farmers and herders across the country. According to Dailytrust report, the 10-man working committee, headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, constituted few days ago by the...
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    Politics What will happen to states that accept cattle colonies – Reno Omokri – Daily Post Nigeria

    Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has opined that states that approved cattle colony proposed by federal government will face the consequences. Omokri on Saturday revealed that Fulani herdsmen will keep requesting for more piece of land once cattle colony is approved...
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    Politics Plateau elders, youths laud Lalong for rejecting cattle colonies – Vanguard News

    Following the clarification made by the office of the governor of Plateau State to the effect that Governor Simon Bako Lalong has no plans whatsoever to cede any part of the State for cattle colony as planned by the federal government, the people of the State in a town hall … via Vanguard...
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    Politics Cattle Colonies: S’East govs lack moral right to make land available to herdsmen – Igbo...

    Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), the policy-making body of Ohanaeze Ndiigbo, has stated that with the current population density and constant pressure on the land in the South East which has resulted in many gully erosions in the area, no governor in the region has … via Vanguard News –...
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    Politics Anambra lawmakers rejects federal govt’s cattle colonies – TODAY.NG

    Anambra lawmakers, on Thursday, during plenary, has rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of establishing colonies for cattle herders in Anambra State. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2namsJm -- Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Okowa joins Ortom in rejecting cattle colonies in their states – The Sun News

    Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has joined his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, in rejecting the establishment of cattle colonies in their states. According to the governor, his state was in need of land and did not have any to be donated to government proposed … via The Sun News –...
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    Politics Outrage in Kogi over Bello’s readiness to allow cattle colonies – Vanguard News

    Outrage has continued to trail the decision of Governor Yahaya Bello to make Kogi State available for the pioneer scheme of the Federal Government-proposed cattle colony for herdsmen. While a community leader said Governor Bello should jettison the idea as he is not the owner of Kogi, … via...
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    Politics Cattle colonies: Adamawa Govt. registers 64 grazing reserves – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Adamawa Commissioner for Livestock Production, Isah Salihu, on Thursday said the state government has already registered 64 grazing reserves and gazetted 30 of them across the state. Mr. Salihu, in an interview with journalists in Yola said that the development was to complement the efforts...
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    Politics Dino Melaye reacts to proposed cattle colonies in Kogi – Daily Post Nigeria

    The lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial District in the National Assembly said he was not surprise that the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, will quickly meet with the Minister of Agriculture in order to make the Confluence State a testing ground for the proposed Cattle...
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    Politics Herdsmen: 7 States That Have Openly Rejected FG's Proposed Cattle Colonies

    The Federal Government plan to establish cattle colonies around the country in order to settle down nomadic herdsmen and also reduce the frequent clashes between farmers and herders have met open resistance from some state governors. Although, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Chief...
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    Politics How establishment of cattle colonies will curb farmers, herdsmen clashes – Audu Ogbeh

    The minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh, says the government will not transfer communal land ownership to herdsmen wherever cattle colonies are established – He states that there is no truth in speculations that the government is conspiring … via Nigeria News today &...
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    Politics FG Launches 'Cattle Colonies' To Appease Herdsmen

    The Federal Government is considering setting up colonies where herdsmen would have facilities to rear their cattle. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, disclosed this at a Strategy Retreat for Civil Servants and political appointees of the ministry in Abuja. “We...
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    Politics Herdsmen Deserve More From Govt – Audu Ogbeh

    The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Audu Ogbeh, has said that the long term neglect of cattle rearers in the country was responsible for the lingering crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria. He stated this during on Monday when he attended the Federal government's meeting...
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