Nigeria’s Soya Beans Market Hits N462. 2bn in 2 years

The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent Nigeria Port’s Authority, NPA, Shipping data. The data revealed that Breadbox was currently loading 6,600 tonnes of the beans at Lagos Port; Vantage Sword, 10, 000 tonnes; Universe,

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World Water Day: Safe Water Not Feasible by 2030 – UN

By Dare Akogun The United Nations has said that the goal of safely managed water and sanitation for every individual might not be achieved by 2030. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in his message on World Water Day at the United Nations Water Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, described water as what is vital to every aspect of human survival,

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Initiative Creates Pathway for 40, 000 Smallholders’ Farmers In Sub-Saharan Africa Access To Veterinary Medicines

By Dare Akogun An initiative launched in 2018 by Boehringer Ingelheim, LastMile, in partnership with the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has reached over 40,000 smallholder farmers in six African countries on access to veterinary medicine and prevention of animal diseases. The initiative aims to bridge the gap

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Ecobank Partners IITA to Empower 16,000 Youths in Agriculture

By Dare Akogun Ecobank Nigeria Limited has revealed that it has entered into a partnership with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, to train and provide support services to about 16,000 Nigerian youths on wealth creation through agriculture. The bank said in a statement that the training was targeted at young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 40

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Green Climate Fund Appoints Mafalda Duarte as Executive Director

By Toyin Ayinde The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has appointed Mafalda Duarte as its new Executive Director. According to a statement announcing the appointment, the decision was reached following an extensive global recruitment process the Board made the selection during its thirty-fifth meeting at the GCF headquarters in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea. Mafalda Duarte has been the Chief

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Just In: Old N200, N500, N1,000 Notes Remain Legal Tender Till Dec 31 – CBN

By Toyin Ayinde The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally broken its silence saying the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin disclosed this in a statement on Monday. This is coming 10 days after the Supreme Court ruled that old naira notes

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Africa Requires $614bn to Tackle Food Insecurity – IFAD

By Dare Akogun   The International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD has stated that the Africa continent needs a cumulative sum of $614bn by 2030 to address its rising challenge of food insecurity and transform the food system.   The Associate Vice President for External Relations and Governance, IFAD, Satu Santala, gave the inddication in a recent report titled “Financing

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Nigeria Benefits From World Bank $12 Billion Food Relief Fund

By Dare Akogun The World Bank has donated an estimated $12bn, almost half of which was disbursed to Africa, to help the recipient countries deal with food shortages. In a recent study titled “Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Increasing Food Insecurity,” the bank noted that domestic food costs remained high across the world, particularly in low and

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Dare Akogun is a dynamic media innovator, strategic communication professional, and seasoned climate and environmental sustainability journalist with over 10 years of influential contributions to the media industry.

He Currently serving as the Head of Digital Media, Senior News Editor, and a presenter at Sobi FM 101.9, a leading radio station in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Dare is on a mission to leverage his media innovation expertise and project management skills to produce high-quality, accurate, and engaging content, while advocating for reduced fossil fuel consumption, especially coal, to combat effect of global warming.

He has covered comprehensively environmental issues and COP conferences, including COP28 in Dubai last year , COP 27 in Egypt, and the United Nations Least Developed Countries conference in Doha, in 2023.

He is a recipient of fellowship to be part of a 15 team of journalists selected worldwide to cover the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024.

He has a Master's Degree in Mass Communication, from the University of Lagos, a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the Lagos State University and also a
Certification in Business Administration and Management, from the Babson College, Massachusetts, United States of America.