25th April 2025, NewsOrient, News, Law And Society, Business And Economy.
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Posted By Samuel Egburonu, Editor

The National Economic Council has kicked against the current livestock rearing system in Nigeria

The council, after it’s meeting on Thursday, said there is urgent need to change from the old ways cattle grazing to modern practice.

The Council, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, took the stand during its meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting comes amidst the spate of attacks in parts of the country, including Plateau, Benue, and Kwara States where scores of unarmed citizens have been massacred and their homes and communities brazenly destroyed by well armed invaders.

Briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State said NEC emphasised the need to work towards modernising livestock production in Nigeria.

“Council emphasised the fact that we cannot continue to live in the past, and we must now work towards modernising livestock production in Nigeria.”

According to him, the council noted that the current system of animal husbandry in the country is fuelling the farmers/herders clash, as witnessed recently in parts of the country.”

Governor Diri explained that the new Ministry of Livestock Development has also revealed “an Accelerated Livestock Development and Growth Strategy, which targets to boost revenue generation from the sector to between $70 billion and $90 billion by 2035.”

NewsOrient reports that traditional nomadic grazing has been a source of mass killings across Nigeria.

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