May 26, 2023. Azonuchechi Chukwu. The federal government has unveiled a N5 billion loan facility to the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) for livestock farmers across the country. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, who revealed that the loan facility would ensure more access at reasonable interest |
Dr. Mohammad Abubakar said that the Present Administration was committed to reforming the livestock Sector with notable programmes ABUJA, Nigeria, May 25, 2023/ The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has revealed that the Federal Government had provided N5Billion Loan Facility to Bank of Agriculture, (BoA), for livestock farmers across |
In Nigeria's Benue state, 74 people have been killed in two separate attacks by gunmen this week. As per Reuters, the clashes happened in an area where violence between pastoralists and farmers is common. The news agency reports that Benue State police spokesperson Catherine Anene said that between Friday evening and Saturday morning, 28 bodies were recovered from a camp for internally displaced people in the Mgban local government area. The motive behind the attack is still unknown.
Citing witnesses Reuters reports that gunmen arrived and started shooting and killing people.
The attack happened on Wednesday in Umogidi community, Benue State, where tit-for-tat clashes are common between nomadic herders and settled farmers competing for land and resources