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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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BATN Foundation targets N400m impact investment per year

Invested N4bn for 1.7m people to benefit from sustainable agric interventions in last 20 years Akinlabi Hassan After 20 years of impactful interventions across Nigeria,...
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Food and Agriculture

IFAJ unveils 10 recipients of 2024 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award

The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) named 10 outstanding young agricultural journalists to receive the IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award. The awards will be...
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German government, FUNNAB collaborate on food security

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has concluded a strategic collaboration with the German government on strategies to improve food security through a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Food and Agriculture

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...
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Food and Agriculture

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...
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Food and Agriculture

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,...
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