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- 19 Aug 2013
Ikegwuonu Makes Nigeria Proud, Bags Yara Award for Agric Radio
Nigeria’s Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO, Smallholders Foundation in Nigeria has been recognized for his entrepreneurial work of using radio as transmitter of sustainable agricultural…
- 12 Sept 2021
Mastercard Foundation, Agrolog Partner to Empower 60,000 Ginger Farmers in Nigeria
Agrolog General Services Limited in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation will support 60,000 smallholder farmers in vulnerable indigenous ginger farming communities in Kaduna State. The…
- 15 Aug 2017
Mastercard Launches Groundbreaking Payment Technologies
From a mobile payments system for farmers in Africa to transactions involving humanoid robots, newly unveiled technologies at the innovation hub highlight Mastercard’s commitment to driving…
- 18 Jan 2017
Mastercard Launches ‘2KUZE’ mMarketplace, Digitizes E/Africa’s Agric Sector
Mastercard on Tuesday launched 2KUZE, a digital platform that connects smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in East Africa. 2KUZE, which in Swahili means “Let’s grow together,” enables…
- 4 Oct 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Launch Handbook to Promote Financial Inclusion
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, has launched the Digital Financial Services for Agriculture Handbook to support the expansion of financial inclusion to…
- 24 Jul 2025
Google Invests $37m to Power Africa’s AI Future with New Accra Hub
Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37 million in cumulative funding — including previously committed but unannounced funding — to research, talent development, and…
- 30 Jul 2025
Google Announces $37m Funding in Africa
Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37 million in cumulative funding — including previously committed but unannounced funding — to research, talent development, and…
- 29 Apr 2022
Experts Demand Immediate Ban of GMO Cowpea in Nigeria
A coalition of non-governmental organisations, farmer groups and research experts have called on the Nigerian government to immediately ban the distribution of Genetically Modified Cowpea, popularly…
- 3 Apr 2020
Reality TV Hosts Feature on Glo-powered African Voices
This week's edition of African Voices Changemakers broadcast on CNN is featuring Reality Television hosts Seyi ‘Shedams’ Olusore and Olawunmi ‘Olah’ Oyedeji of Nigeria and Kenya’s Patricia Gichinga.…
- 16 Sept 2021
Releaf Secures $4.2M in Seed Funding, Grants to Drive Industrialization of Food Processing
Releaf, an agtech start-up that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions that makes African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable, has raised $2.7 million seed funding…
- 16 May 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, released a new report documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 9 Dec 2025
Team OneGrid Energies Wins 3 Million @MTN PachiPanda Challenge
As Team OneGrid Energies walked away with the grand prize of three million naira and an HP laptop each at the MTN 2025 PachiPanda Challenge, the strongest message from the closing ceremony held on…
- 9 Jun 2026
Zedvance Targets Threefold Growth in Lending After Disbursing N120bn to SMEs
Adedayo Amzat, Group Managing Director of Zedcrest, parent company of Zedvance, has announced a strategic shift in the firm's asset deployment, committing 100 per cent of its active loan portfolio to…
- 25 Jan 2021
TLcom Leads $6mn Series A Fund in Pula
Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specializes in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6mn Series A fund…
- 14 Oct 2019
Four Nigerians Make Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Top 10 Finalists List
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event taking place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November 2019. Among them are four Nigerian…
- 31 Jul 2026
Cisco Explores AI for Nigeria Farmers
Cisco is exploring artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions to support smallholder farmers in Nigeria, as part of efforts to expand digital inclusion and technology adoption. The initiative…
- 4 Mar 2024
UK’s New Tech Entrepreneurs Funding to Boost Livelihoods in the World’s Developing Countries
New UK funding for innovative mobile phone technology will help change lives in developing countries around the world, Development Minister Andrew Mitchell has announced. Harnessing AI technology to…
- 4 Mar 2024
How New UK Funding for Tech Entrepreneurs will Boost Livelihoods in Developing Countries
Andrew Mitchell, UK's Development Minister has announced new UK funding for innovative mobile phone technology will help change lives in developing countries around the world. He noted that…
- 30 May 2024
Mastercard, AfDB Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Africa
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa to extend digital access to critical services to 100 million…
- 10 Mar 2017
NMB to Digitize Tanzania’s Agric Sector with Mastercard eKilimo Mobile Solution
National Microfinance Bank Pic (NMB) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Mastercard to ensure the digitization of the agricultural sector in Tanzania with the rollout of eKilimo, a…
- 11 Apr 2022
Nigeria’s Financial Markets Receive Boost from UK-aid via FSD Africa
Nigeria’s financial markets have been boosted by a series of announcements and commitments by Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa, a specialist development agency working to strengthen financial…
- 9 Mar 2021
AfDB Approves $1.3 million Grants to Enhance Women’s Digital Access to Loans and Micro-insurance
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The…
- 17 Aug 2010
CBN Partners AGRA to Stimulate Agric Financing
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ) has signed a landmark agreement with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to develop a new innovative mechanism for unlocking billions of Naira of…
- 19 Mar 2026
Activist Warns against Rising Junk Food Culture in Nigeria
Nnimmo Bassey, environmental activist and food sovereignty advocate has raised concerns over the growing influence of junk food culture and global food politics on Nigeria’s food systems. Nnimmo…
- 3 Apr 2026
FG, Others Say Nigeria Wastes 38m Tonnes of Food Annually
Federal government, The European Union (EU), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have called for urgent and coordinated action to curb food waste and promote…
- 26 Jun 2014
Growing Use of ICT in Agriculture Helping to "Transform Africa"
An influential report on education, training and development in Africa shows that the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is beginning to have a significant impact on agriculture…
- 10 Jul 2026
From Scarcity to Scale: What Africa Can Learn from India’s Agricultural Transformation
By Alice Ruhweza and Dr Purvi Mehta Food security is often framed as a question of production. Yet at its core, it is about something far more fundamental: how societies organise themselves to ensure…
- 25 Sept 2024
Nigerians Reject GMO Crops amidst Safety Concerns
A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners, and academics representing some 100 million Nigerian consumers have placed a demand on the federal government…