The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Livestock Reforms, Professor Attahiru Jega, has raised urgent concerns about Nigeria’s looming protein deficit and worsening food insecurity, calling for immediate reforms to transform the livestock sector.
Delivering a Lecture at the University of Ilorin on Monday, June 30, 2025, titled “The Political Economy of Livestock Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects,” Jega warned that without strategic investments and proactive planning, Nigeria’s growing population—projected to hit 400 million by 2050—could face severe nutritional and economic challenges.
The lecture, part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebrations honouring Senator Saliu Mustapha, highlighted the sector’s critical role in national development
