{"id":124835,"date":"2026-01-06T22:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124835"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:28:45","slug":"fg-pledges-integration-of-livestock-programmes-into-national-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fg-pledges-integration-of-livestock-programmes-into-national-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Pledges Integration of Livestock Programmes into National Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has pledged that all policies, programmes and projects of the Ministry will be fully integrated into Nigeria\u2019s Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2026\u20132030, as the Federal Government moves to accelerate growth in the livestock sector.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maiha made the pledge in Abuja at a three-day Top Management Retreat on the MTNDP 2026\u20132030, held from Monday, to Wednesday. He said the Ministry would strategically coordinate its interventions to ensure alignment with the national development framework.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the success of the livestock sector under the MTNDP would depend on clearly identifying and strengthening key drivers such as breed improvement, peacebuilding, feed development and disease management. He stressed that peace remains a non-negotiable foundation for sustainable development.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOnce we have peace, we can achieve stability and progress. Peace is central and must be treated as a national policy priority,\u201d the Minister said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged participants at the retreat to ensure that the Ministry\u2019s plans and actions reflect national priorities and contribute meaningfully to economic growth and food security.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In her remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Chinyere Akujobi, said the retreat was organised to help staff critically assess the MTNDP framework and clearly define the roles of the Ministry and its parastatals within it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said the engagement was aimed at ensuring that all proposed interventions are results-driven, measurable and properly aligned with national development goals.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to her, discussions at the retreat would focus on aligning sectoral priorities with the MTNDP pillars and results framework, harmonising programmes across departments and parastatals to eliminate duplication, and strengthening implementation, monitoring and reporting mechanisms.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Akujobi also explained that the retreat would work on translating the National Livestock Growth Acceleration Strategy (NL-GAS) into actionable and costed inputs. She described NL-GAS as a 10-year roadmap designed to transform Nigeria\u2019s livestock sector into a modern, market-oriented, climate-resilient and conflict-sensitive industry capable of contributing significantly to food security and economic growth.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants at the retreat included representatives of the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, directors and heads of parastatals and agencies under the Ministry, as well as Senior Special Assistants to the Minister.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Adaji The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has pledged that all policies, programmes and projects of the Ministry will be fully integrated into Nigeria\u2019s Medium-Term National Development&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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