Farmers, Herdsmen Conflict: Senate to Find Solution

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has appealed to herdsmen and farmers across the country to maintain peace as the National Assembly is ready to proffer lasting solution to the perennial clashes over grazing by cattle. 

Speaking today when a group of herdsmen from Kautal Hore Socio-Cultural Association, Jigawa State branch visited him, the Senate President who described the perennial clashes between the farmers and herdsmen as unfortunate, also appealed to the herdsmen to maintain peace at all times.

Senate Approves Intervention for Commercial Agriculture

 Nigeria 8th Senate is poised to ensure the fulfillment of the long-song diversification of the economy to shift from Oil dependency to becoming agricultural and local content oriented.

The senate, today, May 4, passed for second reading a bill for an Act to establish the National Agricultural Credit Fund to promote commercial Agriculture in Nigeria ensure credit support for production, storage and processing of target commodities, market development and Agricultural Enterprise.