NiMet leads multi-agency push for climate-smart health and food systems - NaijaAgroNet

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has rallied key stakeholders, including the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, to co-develop a National Early Warning System for Health, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The initiative, launched at the National Early Warning Services for Health (WISER) workshop currently underway at the WMO Regional Training Center in Oshodi, Lagos, aims to operationalize Nigeria’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0).

Climate’s crucible, labour’s burden: Navigating Nigeria’s dual crises by Remmy Nweke — WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet

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As Nigeria’s climate turns hostile, the nation’s workforce faces an existential threat. From parched farms to flooded markets, Remmy Nweke explores the urgent need for a climate-resilient labour revolution.

Nigeria stands at a pivotal, yet perilous, crossroads. As the global thermostat rises, the nation is grappling with a convergence of existential threats: a rampant climate crisis and the systematic erosion of its labour force.

Beyond abstract environmental debate, the climate-labour nexus is reshaping the very dignity of work. For a nation where the soil provides for over 70% of the populace, this intersection is a daily battle for survival, transforming once-fertile fields into the frontline of a national emergency.

Nigeria takes global center stage as Agric Minister, Kyari, leads IFAD Governing Council - NaijaAgroNet

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Nigeria has secured a prominent seat at the helm of global agricultural governance as the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, emerged as the Chairperson of the 49th Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This historic appointment, occurring during the Council's session on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, marks the first time in six years that Nigeria has led the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations’ specialized agency.

Borrowing for Asphalt, Begging for Bread: The $21 Billion Paradox by Remmy Nweke - WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet

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WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet | By Remmy Nweke With $21bn in new loans, why is Nigeria still begging for $516m to save 1m starving children? We analyze the "Asphalt vs. Bread" paradox and the politics of malnutrition debt.

Introduction:

While the Federal Government and humanitarian partners are currently knocking on the doors of the international community for a $516 million "urgent appeal" to save 1 million children from malnutrition, the national ledger tells a different story. In the same fiscal cycle, the Nigerian Senate has approved a massive $21.19 billion external borrowing plan for 2025–2026.

The contrast is jarring. On one hand, the government is pleading for donor "mercy" to fund the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP). On the other, it is aggressively securing loans that dwarf the malnutrition appeal by nearly 40 times. 

Silent Hunger: Malnutrition threatens 1m children in North-East as Nigeria seeks $516M aid - NaijaAgroNet

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A looming catastrophe of child malnutrition threatens Nigeria's North-East, with a staggering 1 million children in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states projected to be at risk in 2026, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This dire forecast comes as the Nigerian government, alongside humanitarian partners, launches an urgent appeal for $516 million to provide critical support to 2.5 million people in the conflict-affected region.

Nigeria witnesses bumper plantain harvest as prices dip, farmers eye processing boom - NaijaAgroNet

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A surge in plantain harvests across Southern Nigeria is reshaping local food markets, as farmers, traders and processors respond to what many describe as the most abundant plantain season in recent years, reports NaijaAgroNet.

From Ondo to Delta, Cross River and parts of the South-East, bunches of ripe and semi-ripe plantain have flooded rural and urban markets, causing a mild price drop at the retail end while opening new prospects for agro-processing.