Tag Archives: RUGA

The Federal Government’s decision to press ahead with the Water Resources bill has drawn a groundswell of opposition from Nigerians. Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, said critics were ignorant of proposed amendments and new provisions in the bill. They said the bill was not new as ...

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says it is unaware of the order by the Northern Elders Forum and Northern youths that Fulani herdsmen should return to the North. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Baba Usman, told The Punch that he was not aware of the order. He said, “I am not aware of this development. I ...

By Casmir Igbokwe The Ruga fire, which the Federal Government recently ignited in Nigeria, is still raging. Many Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief when the central government suspended the project last week. But little did they know that even the announced suspension will in itself become very unsettling. Ruga, by the way, is a project whereby the Federal Government secures ...

… says any country where cattle take priority over human life is at elementary stage Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has warned the Federal Government that its handling of Ruga herdsmen settlements could spark an explosion in the country. Soyinka, at the inauguration of the United Nations Solutions 17 SDG programme in Lagos on Tuesday, said the Ruga project of ...

Lagos lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has faulted reports that the federal government has concluded arrangements to build RUGA or cattle colony in each state of the federation. He noted that the federal government, as usual, had not denied what he calls “the embarrassing story.” In a statement today, Falana said, “It is pertinent to point ...