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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...

Google announces N75m equity-free fund for Nigerian SMBs

Google has announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund...
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GHAPP advocates  agricultural financing, mechanisation in Nigeria

The Greener Hope Large-scale Agriculture Mechanisation Programme (GHAPP) has called for more efforts towards access to finance in expanding mechanisation in the Agric sector...

541 youths get FGN’s  modern agriculture training to boost food security, employment

Youth empowerment initiatives of FGN in agriculture

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...

BATN Foundation, stakeholders proffer pathway to sustainable agriculture

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATF), alongside other stakeholders, has continued to chart a pathway to sustainable agricultural practice with its biennial initiative,...

NASENI, Agric Ministry commits to partnership on agro-industrialization, climate change mitigation

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have commenced discussions on how to...

Mechanization, quality seeds, fertilization, others top agenda as VP Shettima, US Envoy meet over food security

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has sought the assistance of the United States government for the agenda on food security of the President Bola...

Sustainable palm oil production: 500 farmers, others acquire skills in Edo

Over 500 farmers, government officials, media practitioners, Civil Society Organizations, Non- governmental organizations have received training on the production of sustainable palm oil facilitated...