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LAPO MfB, IITA, Water.org, IFC, others collaborate to strengthen ESG commitments, deepen sustainability impact

LAPO Microfinance Bank Partners with IITA, Water.org, IFC, and Others to Strengthen ESG...

Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in...

Battling green skill shortage in the quest for a sustainable economy

Growth in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply -...

Nigeria to get WHO-recommended new malaria vaccine by Mid-2024

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention...
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IFAD partners FGN to empower 14,800 Ondo youths in agriculture

The partnership between Federal Government of Nigeria, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development aims to support the Ondo State Government to empower about...

BATN Foundation supports farmers for agribusiness growth

The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has launched the second phase of its rice farming support program in Ebonyi State with the distribution...

IFAD partners FGN to empower 14,800 Ondo youths in agriculture

The partnership between Federal Government of Nigeria, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development aims to support the Ondo State Government to empower about of 14,800 youths in agricultural production. The programme is tagged IFAD/FG/Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise-Niger Delta Project, and will take place in 10 local government areas of the state considerng in 100 communities. The local governments where the programme would be taking place to include Akure North, Ondo East, Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo and Akoko South-West, Owo, Irele, Ilaje, Idanre, Ese-Odo, and Akoko North-West. The Ondo State Project Coordinator...

Nigeria, UN seek N466bn for response to urgent food and nutrition crisis

With a deteriorating food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states this lean season, (May to September), the Government of...

BATN Foundation targets N400m impact investment per year

Invested N4bn for 1.7m people to benefit from sustainable agric interventions in last 20 years Akinlabi Hassan After 20 years of impactful interventions across Nigeria,...

IFAJ unveils 10 recipients of 2024 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award

The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) named 10 outstanding young agricultural journalists to receive the IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award. The awards will be...

German government, FUNNAB collaborate on food security

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has concluded a strategic collaboration with the German government on strategies to improve food security through a...

Nigeria’s First Lady inaugurates Renewed Hope Women Initiative for agric support 

The First Lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the maiden Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Women Agricultural Support Group programme for the South-East...

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...

IFAD/LIFE-ND Project to reach 12,000 youths in six Nigerian states

The Livelihood Improvement Family for the Niger Delta (IFAD LIFE-ND) project of the International Fund for Agricultural Development is expected to benefit a total...

FGN partners IFAD to train 2,000 Ondo youths in agriculture

The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development in partnership with the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises-Niger Delta have begun training for 2,000...

FGN releases 102,000 metric tons of food amid worsening economic crisis

As part of efforts to ameliorate the worsening food crisis in the country, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has ordered...