Nigerian President Tinubu spoke at the two-day “Livestock Reforms Consultation” held in the capital Abuja.
Tinubu expressed concern over Nigeria’s dependence on imports for dairy products and the critical state of local production.
Stating that Nigeria spends about $1.5 billion on milk and dairy product imports every year, Tinubu stressed the need for urgent reform in the livestock sector.
Tinubu said that the long-standing neglect of the livestock sector has become a major burden on the country’s import bill, adding, “A country with a population of over 200 million cannot provide a glass of milk per day to its children in a classroom. This is not right.”
