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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...
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FGN unveils agricultural mechanisation policy, plans tractor plant to boost food production

The Federal Government has introduced the National Agricultural Mechanisation Policy and the National Agricultural Mechanisation Investment Strategy, alongside plans to establish a mega tractor...

LAPO MfB deploys billions to green, agricultural finance in H1 ’26

LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) strengthened its sustainability footprint in the first half of 2026, deploying billions of naira to green, agricultural and climate-related...

FGN unveils agricultural mechanisation policy, plans tractor plant to boost food production

The Federal Government has introduced the National Agricultural Mechanisation Policy and the National Agricultural Mechanisation Investment Strategy, alongside plans to establish a mega tractor assembly plant capable of producing between 2,000 and 4,000 tractors annually. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this on Wednesday at the High-Level National Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Mechanisation in Abuja. According to Kyari, the two policy instruments are intended to raise agricultural productivity, close Nigeria’s mechanisation gap and accelerate the development of a commercially driven agricultural sector. He said the government’s ambition...

UN Secretary-General creates panel on critical energy transition minerals

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed a new panel comprising state and non-state actors “to develop a set of global common and voluntary...

ECOSOC Forum listens to Youth on actions, vision for sustainable development

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened its annual Youth Forum – a platform where young people can bring forth their views and...

MDBs deepen collaboration to deliver actionable impact strategies

The leaders of 10 Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have announced joint steps to work more effectively as a system to scale up MDB financing...

World Bank, AfDB partnership aims to connect 300 million to electricity by 2030

A new partnership between the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group is targeting an ambitious effort to provide at least 300...

Ogun State begins household surveys for socio-economic planning

... focuses on multi-dimensional poverty human development index The Ogun State Government has begun arrangements to conduct household surveys towards developing "a framework for...

Kaduna trains 500 women, youths on briquettes production

The Kaduna State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has trained about 500 women, youths and school feeding vendors on briquettes making to promote...

Anambra’s First Lady donates multivitamin supplements to over 26,000 elderly ones

The Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr. Nonye Soludo, has donated cartons of multivitamin supplements to over 26,000 elderly in the state to...

Update: REAN, GWEC partner to harness wind power for Nigeria’s energy future

The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN); an independent, non-profit industry association founded by stakeholders in the Renewable Energy sector in Nigeria, has announced...

IITA, FAO to strengthen partnerships for sustainable food systems

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and IITA–CGIAR have taken a step forward in their partnership journey. FAO Nigeria Country Representative Koffy Dominque Kouacou recently visited the IITA...