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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.

SOBAI trains 837 youths as its agricultural training drive grows

The Seyi Tinubu Operation Back to Agriculture Initiative (SOBAI) has trained 837 young Nigerians at its Kubwa centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

AGRA, Mastercard Foundation target 143,000 Nigerian youth in agriculture

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a six-year initiative to connect 143,000 young Nigerians with...

SOBAI trains 837 youths as its agricultural training drive grows

The Seyi Tinubu Operation Back to Agriculture Initiative (SOBAI) has trained 837 young Nigerians at its Kubwa centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), providing practical agricultural skills aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, employment and increased food production. The beneficiaries were recognised at a training and induction ceremony held recently in Abuja. The programme is designed to encourage young Nigerians to explore agriculture as a viable route to business ownership, job creation and financial independence. Speaking about the programme's progress, SOBAI National Coordinator, Emmanuel Bidi, disclosed that 1,121 participants registered for the...
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Cross River begins free fertiliser distribution to 8,000 farmers under federal support plan 

The Cross River State Government has commenced the distribution of 20,000 bags of free fertiliser to 8,000 farmers across the state under a federal...
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Food and Agriculture

FGN IFAD-VCDP empower Kogi farmers, 33 PWDS with equipment, start-up support

The Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Assisted Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) in Kogi State,...
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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...
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Food and Agriculture

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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Food and Agriculture

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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Food and Agriculture

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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Food and Agriculture

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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Food and Agriculture

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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Food and Agriculture

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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