Minister Exposes Reason For High Meat Price In Nigeria, Calls For Govt Intervention
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has stated that agricultural products are expensive because of extortion carried out at checkpoints. Maiha condemned the existence of 700 checkpoints where truck drivers conveying agricultural products are forced to pay an average of ₦1.2 million per trip, hence the high cost of meat in the market. … Read more