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Economy Foreign News General

Nigerian, 2 others win 2023 ABH’s $.7m Prizes

By Abdulfatah Babatunde A Nigerian, Dr Ikpeme Neto and two other African entrepreneurs, have emerged winners of the 2023 African Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, receiving combined grants of $700,000. TheNewsZenith reports that the other winners are Thomas Njeru from Kenya and Ayman Bazaraa from Egypt. In a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Saturday, organisers […]

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Agriculture Banking & Finance

IFAD grants additional $5m to Nigeria on climate-resilient agriculture

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced a $5 million additional grant for Nigeria on climate resilience and to boost dry season farming. IFAD said the fund, targeted at smallholder farmers, would help to improve production. Part of it would be used to plant trees to mitigate erosion in the event of a […]

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