Tag: Farmers
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Gov Abiodun orders investigation into herdsmen, farmers clash in Ogun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has ordered investigations into the recent clash between herdsmen and farmers in Eggua, Yewa-North Council Area of the state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the clash led to the loss of one life and destruction of property. Mr Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement in…
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BREAKING: Dutch court rules in favour of Nigerian farmers, orders Shell to pay damages for oil spills
A Dutch appeals court on Friday said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordered it to pay unspecified damages farmers. The decision went a step further than a 2013 ruling by a lower court, saying that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary was responsible for…
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Bandits invade Niger community on New Year’s Eve, kill seven farmers
It was a bloody New Year’s Eve in Baban Rami, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State after bandits invaded the community and killed seven farmers. The Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane on Saturday confirmed the killings saying the incident occurred on New Year’s Eve. He said the bandits had laid ambush on…
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The Tyranny Of Absence – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta The dead farmers of Zabamari may have claimed a political casualty. They have dealt a further blow to President Buhari’s dwindling political capital. The mass murder of the farmers by a more emboldened Boko Haram has further heightened Mr. Buhari’s legacy of nationwide insecurity. If this were a realm with scientific opinion…
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43 farmers killed by Boko Haram have no clearance to farm – Presidency
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that the Zambari massacre could have been avoided, as the 43 farmers killed by Boko Haram on Saturday did not have military clearance to be on the rice farms when the attack happened. Shehu said this in an interview with…
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BREAKING: Tension grips Borno as Boko Haram beheads over 40 farmers
Members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday killed over 40 farmers in Zamarmari area of Jere local government area of Borno State. The barbaric incident which happened on Saturday afternoon led to tension and an uneasy feeling in the town on Saturday evening when the news broke. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief…
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Farmers will reap benefits of our policies – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerian farmers stand to reap the benefits of his government’s reforms as he continues to accord the highest priority to agriculture. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari stated this at a meeting with…
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Covid-19: List of beneficiaries of Buhari’s relief measures
President Muhammadu Buhari announced various relief measures yesterday to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. In his broadcast, he mentioned school children, who have been enjoying government’s school feeding and beneficiaries of government’s social investment programme, such as TraderMoni, MarketMoni and FarmerMoni. “Although schools have been closed, I have instructed the Ministry of Humanitarian…
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The big showdown between farmers, pastoralists, indigenous communities and Corporate agribusiness
By Judith Ufford A hundred and seventy (170) Non-governmental organizations from 83 countries have written to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guteires calling for the revocation of Agnes Kalibata, president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ( AGRA) as the UN’s special envoy to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.…
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Nigeria loses $14b annually to farmers, herders clashes – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said Nigeria loses $14 billion yearly to the lingering farmer-herdsmen clashes. Fayemi spoke on Thursday while delivering a paper, titled: Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Nigeria: Implications for National Security, at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) Executive Management Course in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The governor called for the…