Tag: Ruga
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Army speaks on report its engineers constructing RUGA in South East
The Nigerian Army says its engineers are not constructing RUGA settlement in South-East as being portrayed and speculated by an outlawed online radio. Maj. Abubakar Abdullahi, the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu…
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FCTA demolishes 2,400 “Ruga” settlements
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Tuesday began the demolition of 2,400 shanties in the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlements located at Kukwuaba- Wuye District along the corridor leading to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 1,000 shacks were removed during the exercise carried out…
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Court declares RUGA, cattle colony illegal in Benue
A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, presided over by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, on Monday declared the federal government policy, plan or proclamation to establish RUGA Settlement and cattle colonies in Benue State as unwarranted, unlawful and unconstitutional. Delivering judgement in the suit filed by Benue Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Benue State, Barrister…
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JUST IN: Northern govs dump FG’s RUGA initiative, announces new approach to end herders/farmers clashes
Northern Governors have risen from their emergency meeting in Kaduna on Thursday to dump the controversial Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) policy for National Livestock Transformation Plan, as best way to tackle the age long herder/farmers clashes in the region. They also resolved to continue to adopt a sustainable and holistic approach towards tackling the security…
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CAN, Pastor Adeboye tackle Buhari-led govt over RUGA
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has told the Federal Government to jettison the planned RUGA scheme, saying the association was opposed to the implementation of the programme anywhere in Nigeria. The President of CAN, Pastor Samson Ayokunle, announced the position of the association at a church leaders’ summit in Lagos on Saturday. “We, the…
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RUGA will not happen in Edo – Obaseki
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki said his administration will not avail the federal government land for the contentious Ruga settlement in Edo State. The Governor spoke while giving a lecture on the topic “Challenges of Pastoralism and International Migration for Sustainable Peace and Development: Edo State Experience” at the Department of State Services…
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Ganduje inaugurates RUGA committee, invites herders to come settle in Kano
Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday constituted a 16-man committee for the establishment of RUGA and Milk Markets in the state. He said the project will be carried out in collaboration with Islamic Development Bank. Inaugurating the Committee at Government House, Ganduje said Kano RUGA settlements will accommodate not only Kano herders,…
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RUGA: Abia to henceforth scrutinise land sales above five hectares – Attorney-General
Abia state government says it has introduced a policy directing relevant agencies to scrutinise and ascertain the purpose behind the sale of any portion land above five hectares in the state. Mr Uche Ihediwa, the Commisssioner for Justice and Attorney-General of the state, said this on Wednesday in Umuahia, while briefing newsmen on Abia government’s…
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RUGA: Igbos won’t succumb to Arewa’s 30-day ultimatum – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday said South eastern states would not succumb to the demand for land for implementation of Ruga settlement programme. The group said it was ready for face the youth wing of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) after the expiration of its 30- day ultimatum. In a statement by the…
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Ruga programme hijacked, politicised by mischief makers – Envoy
Alhaji Hassan Ardo, the Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, has said that the Ruga programme, whose implementation has been suspended, was “hijacked and politicised by mischief makers”. Ardo, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), argued that the project had been misunderstood and politicised by people who…