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Akwa Ibom State chapter of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), on Wednesday, rose from a meeting in Uyo, the state capital, with a call on the Federal Government to establish cattle colonies in the vast Sambisa forest, lwhich the military  had recovered from Boko Haram terrorists. The forum, in a communiqué by Anietie Okon, Ibok Essien, Nduenso Essien, Effiong Edunam ...

The Niger Delta Youth Leadership Forum (PANDLEAF) has asked the federal government to establish an oil-and-gas colony in the region. Speaking at the inauguration of the Bayelsa state chapter of PANDLEAF, in Yenagoa, on Saturday, its president of the forum, Richard Akinaka, said that if the government wanted colony for cattle, the Niger Delta people also needed one for oil ...

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 Bello should jettison the idea, as he was not the owner of Kogi, Igala people, who petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, said it wss an invitation to a ...

The Federal Government says work will commence next week on cattle colonies in states that has indicated interest to establish them. It was reported that the mixed reactions that have trailed the proposal for cattle colonies. Some states like Benue and Taraba, which have experienced clashes between farmers and herdsmen, have rejected the proposal, while others like Kogi supported it. ...

The Federal Government is to support the Kogi Government with agricultural equipment to encourage farmers and boost agricultural production in the state. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said this, when Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi visited him, in Abuja, on Thursday. A statement signed by Osagie Jacobs, on behalf of the Director, Information, in the ministry, ...