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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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To end poverty or perhaps reduce it to nearest minimum, we need to keep you up to date with the efforts people are taking to keep food on our tables.

NADF partners YAPU Solutions to boost climate-smart farm finance

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has entered into a partnership with German climate fintech company YAPU Solutions GmbH to strengthen climate-risk management and...

TAAT trains 100 extension workers to improve farm technology use

The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) and its partners have launched a five-day capacity-building workshop for 100 agricultural extension workers, with the aim...

NADF partners YAPU Solutions to boost climate-smart farm finance

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has entered into a partnership with German climate fintech company YAPU Solutions GmbH to strengthen climate-risk management and agricultural financing for smallholder farmers in Nigeria. The two organisations formalised the partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on promoting climate-resilient agricultural finance, climate-risk assessment and greater use of data in agricultural lending, according to a statement issued by NADF. The agreement was signed by NADF Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Ibrahim, and YAPU Solutions Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Christoph Jungfleisch. Under the...
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WACOT, BOA target 10,000 Jigawa farmers as 2026 sesame outgrower programme begins

WACOT Limited, in partnership with the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), has launched its 2026 Sesame Outgrower Programme in Jigawa State, with more than 10,000...
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FG backs USDA Food for Progress programme to strengthen Nigeria’s fisheries and aquaculture value chain

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Programme in Nigeria, describing the...
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Japan grants Nigeria ¥587m to boost rice seed production and strengthen food security efforts

Japan has provided a grant of about ¥587 million to strengthen rice seed production in Nigeria and support efforts to improve agricultural productivity and...
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BATN Foundation launches poultry project to train 200 farmers in Lagos, boost food security

BATN Foundation has launched a poultry development project in Lagos to train 200 prospective and existing poultry farmers as part of efforts to strengthen...
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GRMI trains Niger farmers, distributes flood-tolerant rice seeds to strengthen climate resilience

The Geohazards Risk Mapping Initiative (GRMI), a Nigeria-based non-profit organisation, has supported rice farmers in Katcha Ward, Niger State, with climate-smart agriculture training and...
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AshakaCem distributes fertilisers to Gombe farmers under the 2026 agricultural ecology programme

AshakaCem Limited, a subsidiary of HBM Nigeria Plc, has distributed fertilisers to farmers in its host communities of Ashaka and Maiganga in Gombe State...
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FG urges FAO, KOICA to align Nigeria agriculture project with Agenda 2050 development goals

The Federal Government has called on the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to...
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Food and Agriculture

Abuja Clarion Call commits Africa to sustainable financing for agricultural research innovation

More than 500 African leaders, ministers, policymakers, development finance institutions, research organisations, private-sector executives and development partners have endorsed the Abuja Clarion Call on...
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NADF urges Africa to build agricultural innovation ecosystems beyond research funding models

The Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Mohammed Ibrahim, has called on African countries to shift their focus from simply financing...
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