Agriculture

17 States Benefit from $546 Million Livestock Support Project

A total of 223,097 beneficiaries from 17 states have received funding from the $546 million Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), a major initiative by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security aimed at boosting livestock productivity across Nigeria. The L-PRES project, which was established to enhance livestock productivity, commercialization, and resilience, is […]

Agriculture

BREAKING: Tinubu Creates Ministry of Livestock Devt to Resolve Farmers-Herders Crisis

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development on Tuesday. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Livestock Reform Implementation Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President did not name the minister for the new ministry, noting that if a new nominee is chosen, […]

Agriculture

FG Alerts Livestock Breeders, Poultry Farmers On Outbreak Of Anthrax

The Federal Government has alerted livestock breeders and poultry farmers of the outbreak of anthrax in neighbouring countries. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Ernest Afolabi Ernest indicated that Nigeria was alerted on the outbreak of the zoonotic disease in Northern Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo. The statement, therefore, called […]