Govt. begins payment to farmers who suffered loss due to bird flu #Nigeria

Third batch of poultry farmers affected by bird flu attack in
Kano State have started receiving compensation as promised by the
Federal Ministry of Agriculture as part of the FG's commitment to
agricultural development in the nation.
Speaking to newsmen in Kano, Chairman Kano State Poultry Farmers
Association, Dr. Muhammad Auwal Haruna, stated that, in February,
1st batch of payment was done when the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture approved the payment of N100 million as compensation to
affected farmers in the state after the initial discovery of the outbreak
of the avian influenza in Kano in January.