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

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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...

FGN deploys 10,000 agro rangers to boost food security

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has deployed over 10,000 Agro Rangers across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of...

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 at the maiden edition of the FARMFATECH 2024 EXPO, a three-day event held at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The event gathered prominent stakeholders from the agricultural value-chain sector to discuss pressing issues in agricultural financing and the value chain across Nigeria and Africa. Speaking during the panel session on Agricultural Financing and Mechanisation during the EXPO themed “Agricultural Financing and its Value Chain in Nigeria...

Niger State releases N900m World Bank Programme support

The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has directed the release of N900 million counterpart fund for the state’s World Bank-assisted programs from the...

Ondo 720mtpd oil palm factory to create 5,000 jobs opportunities

The Ondo State Government has revealed that its planned 720 metric tons per day (mtpd) oil palm factory projects to deliver about 5000 job...

Leadway Assurance, CFI partner to improve agric practices in SouthWest Nigeria

Leadway Assurance Company Limited and Corporate Farmers International (CFI), a renowned agricultural promotion organisation, have joined forces to improve agricultural practice by organizing an...

USAID partners Emzor Food to combat malnutrition with groundnut paste

Collaboration to build medical-grade groundnut paste processing plant and improve the groundnut value chain in Nigeria The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for...

NAIC continues agricultural insurance sensitization for smallholding farmers in Ikeja

...With support from RT. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke Training/ Empowerment Programme for Ikeja Constituency The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), with support from the...

AATF, AUC renew MoU to raise agric tech productivity

To host the 1st African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have signed a three-year Memorandum...

Olam Agri’s SFTF gets award recognition as ‘Sustainability Initiative Of The Year’

A leading food, feed, and fiber agribusiness in Nigeria, Olam Agri has won the ‘Sustainability Initiative Of The Year" award with its Seeds for...

Edo, others propose law for oil palm estate development

The Edo State government has said that it is now proposing a bill at the State House of Assembly to uphold sustainable practices in...

Maize farmers partner private sector to boost production with one million jobs

Maize farmers under the aegis of the Maize Association of Nigeria, (MAAN) have unveiled a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model aimed at creating one...