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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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Food and Agriculture

Award-winning grasp fellows push gender-responsive farm policies to strengthen food security in Nigeria

The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Gender Responsive Agricultural Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellows have advocated the integration of women into agricultural...
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Food and Agriculture

ARCN urges greater investment in agricultural research to strengthen Africa’s food systems growth

The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has renewed calls for stronger investment in agricultural research, innovation and strategic partnerships as part of efforts...
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Food and Agriculture

Olymptrade, Lagos Food Bank support 1,100 Nigerian families through relief, farming programs

Businesses are increasingly extending their impact beyond commercial activities by investing in initiatives that improve the lives of the communities they serve. Through its...
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Food and Agriculture

Cross River launches seven-year plan to distribute 30 million coffee seedlings

The Cross River State Government has launched a long-term initiative aimed at transforming the state into Nigeria’s foremost coffee-producing region through the distribution of...
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Food and Agriculture

Kogi, IFAD-VCDP support 572 rice, cassava farmers with farm inputs, tools

The Kogi State Government, working in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), has distributed...
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Food and Agriculture

BoA, Japtini launch farm input distribution for 15,000 Taraba farmers

The Bank of Agriculture (BoA), in collaboration with Japtini Food & Retail Company Limited, has commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs to more than...
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Food and Agriculture

Ogun Govt commends Dangote’s new processing facility for Cassava Growth

The Ogun State Government (OSG) has commended Dangote Industries for constructing and handing over a modern garri and fufu processing facility in Kajola, Ewekoro...
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Agenda 2030

UN says global food waste hits 2.3bn tonnes yearly

The United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat warned, during the commemoration of the International Day of Zero Waste, that the world generates up to...
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Agenda 2030

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...
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