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The piece of legislation, according to its sponsor, Senator Bima, Muhammad Enagi (Niger South), was to safeguard our national livestock and sanitize the livestock industry. The lawmaker, in his lead debate, said the movement of livestock and their products has increased the spread of diseases, increased the threat to human health and reduced consumer confidence in animal products. He said the Bureau when established will ensure the traceability of animal products into the country, in order to safeguard the lives of our people. The listed the benefits of the Bill to include creation of a National Livestock Identification Data base; ensure management, traceability, and control of movement of livestock; ensure livestock health and disease management through disease surveillance, prevention and quick response to disease outbreaks. ....
Nigerian Senate Moves To Establish Agency To Control Cows, Other Livestock Movement The lawmaker added that the agency when established will ensure the traceability of animal products into the country, in order to safeguard the lives of the people. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 20, 2021 The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill that seeks to control the movement of cows and other livestock across the country. The bill which was sponsored by Senator Bima, Muhammad Enagi (Niger South), seeks to establish National Livestock (Protection, Control and Management) Bureau, passed Second Reading on the floor of the Senate. Nigerian Senate According to Enagi, the piece of legislation when passed into law will curb incessant cattle rustling and conflicts between herders and farmers. ....
Advertisement The bill for an act to provide for National Livestock Bureau scaled second reading at Tuesday’s plenary session. According to the proposed law sponsored by Muhammad Enagi from Niger south, the agency will be in charge of identification, traceability and registration of livestock such as cows and goats to among other things curb cattle rustling. It will also ensure the protection, control and management of all livestock in Nigeria. Advertisement A similar bill was considered by the previous senate but it was not passed. Some of the duties of the bureau being created include to: create a national livestock identification database; control movement of livestock and ensure their management to prevent disease outbreaks. ....
The Senate asked the president to declare a state of emergency on security in response to Tuesday’s abduction of staff and students of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State. ....