No bird flu in Obasanjo Farms— FG

The Federal Government has denounced media reports that bird flu attacked Obasanjo’s farm in Otta, Ogun State.  

In a press statement made available to Mega StarNews, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture described the publication in a national daily, as false noting that the write-up, captioned “Bird flu hits Obasanjo’s Otta farm,” has since been found to be a false alarm, misleading assertion and an attempt to exaggerate the bird flu outbreaks within the nation to set off undue panic.

Poultry farmers pledge to cooperate with government to curtail bird flu

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Wednesday said it would cooperate with the Federal and state governments to curtail the spread of Avian flu in the country.

The President of the Association, Dr Ayoola Oduntan, gave the assurance in Abuja at an emergency meeting of stakeholders with the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on the outbreak of avian influenza in Nigeria