By Doris Esa The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish a 500-million-dollar Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund to mobilise investment and accelerate agricultural transformation across the Niger Delta region. The proposed fund is designed as a commercially driven investment platform to finance projects across the agricultural value chain, includingContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde The Federal Government, in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UN Women, on Wednesday inaugurated the Nigeria Gender Profile and Roadmap to Equality 2030 to address disparities. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said the document provided an evidence-based assessmentContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Norway has reaffirmed its development partnership with Africa with a contribution of more than three billion Norwegian kroner (about 300 million dollars) to the African Development Fund (ADF). The contribution, covering the 2026–2028 replenishment cycle (ADF-17), is expected to support economic resilience, institutional strengthening, and poverty reductionContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Government is actively taking steps to address ozone layer depletion by prioritising the adoption of green, energy-efficient, and low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) cooling systems. Malam Balarabe Lawal, the Minister of Environment, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday at a two-day Capacity Building Workshop onContinue Reading
