Marno de Jong to be succeeded by Aiboni succeeds as EVP@Shell - NaijaAgroNet

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Shell has announced a historic leadership transition, naming Elohor Aiboni as the new Executive Vice President and Country Chair for Nigeria, effective August 1, 2026. Aiboni, who currently serves as Asset Director at Brunei Shell Petroleum, makes history as the first Nigerian to occupy this combined leadership position, marking a significant milestone for local content and indigenous leadership in the multinational energy sector, reports NaijaAgroNet.

Aiboni succeeds Marno de Jong, who is stepping down after a distinguished 34-year tenure with Shell, including over six years of leadership in Nigeria. Since his appointment as Senior Vice President in 2020, de Jong has been a pivotal figure in advancing Nigeria’s energy infrastructure.

Food Security Boost: $600m AFC-Dangote fertilizer Deal Set to Transform Agricultural Productivity in Africa - NaijaAgroNet

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…Dangote Targets $4bn Forex Inflow Through Urea Export Expansion

Poised at reshaping the agricultural landscape across Africa, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has finalized a $600 million loan agreement with the Dangote Group to aggressively expand fertilizer production capacity, reports NaijaAgroNet.

This strategic investment is set to bolster regional food security, increase agricultural productivity, and drastically reduce the continent’s reliance on costly fertilizer imports.

Green transition: IHS Towers cuts emissions by 21.4%, backs Abuja clean air project - NaijaAgroNet

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Infrastructure giant, IHS Holding Limited (IHS Towers) has officially released its 2025 Sustainability Report, demonstrating a massive acceleration in its environmental, social, and climate-change initiatives, with Nigeria serving as the anchor for its primary ecological and community milestones, reports NaijaAgroNet.

Tracking its global corporate footprint from January 1 through December 31, 2025, the telecom infrastructure developer recorded a 21.4% reduction in its Scope 1 and Scope 2 kilowatt-hour emissions intensity compared against its 2021 baseline data, signaling a major victory for regional decarbonization.

Fairaction Nigeria debuts advisory board to scale climate-resilient ‘Smart Water’ for rural communities - NaijaAgroNet

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Fairaction Nigeria has officially inaugurated its National Advisory Board, to bolster rural livelihoods and tackle water scarcity in Nigeria’s agricultural heartlands, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The ceremony, held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Bodija, Ibadan, signals a strategic pivot from localized interventions to a national rollout of Sustainable Smart Water Infrastructure (SWI)—a move set to revolutionize water access for smallholder farmers and rural agribusinesses.

Price Look-Up: The secret in your fruit basket by Remmy Nweke - WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet

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Are you really eating organic or conventional? The tiny PLU stickers on your fruit hold a health secret, reports REMMY NWEKE in this WeekendSalvo@NaijaAgroNet. So, learn to decode the data on your dinner plate before your next bite.

Picking your apple and oval sticker:
It is a typical Saturday morning in Lagos. You are navigating the organized chaos of a supermarket in Ikeja or perhaps picking through the colorful displays of a roadside fruit vendor in Surulere. You reach for a crisp, shiny green apple; the kind that looks like it stepped out of a glossy magazine. As you bag it, your thumb brushes against a tiny, stubborn oval sticker.

For most of us, that sticker is nothing more than a minor annoyance to be flicked into the bin before we take that first juicy bite. But what if I told you that this tiny piece of plastic is actually a digital passport? What if those four or five digits, the Price Look-Up (PLU) codes; are the only thing standing between you and a mouthful of synthetic pesticides?

Spirulina-enhanced School meals drive 20% enrollment surge in Amanhyia - NaijaAgroNet

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The battle against hidden hunger in West Africa took a high-tech, nutritional turn this week as Food for All Africa commemorated International School Meals Day and the 11th African Day of School Feeding, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The community event in Amanhyia brought together over 900 stakeholders, including students from three Eastern region beneficiary schools, parents, and teachers; to witness the transformative power of "nutritionally fortified" education.

Closing the Policy-to-Plate Gap: Why the Missing Ingredient is PR in Nigeria by Remmy Nweke | MidWeekSalvo@NaijaAgroNet

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For decades, Nigeria’s battle against food insecurity has been fought with billions in subsidies and volumes of high-level white papers. Yet, there remains a stubborn "transmission gap" between the government’s strategic intent and the actual contents of the public plate. 

As the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) gears up for the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) Croc City 2026 in Kaduna, a new consensus is emerging: the missing ingredient in Nigeria’s food security equation is not just more seeds, it is Strategic Public Relations.

Nigeria: McEnies promotes climate-health resilience through WISER project - NaijaAgroNet

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McEnies Global Communications is supporting efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s climate resilience through the Weather and Climate Information Services for Resilience (WISER) Health Project, an initiative aimed at improving how weather and climate data are used to address climate-sensitive health risks.

The project, led by the UK Met Office in collaboration with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Rockefeller Foundation, seeks to enhance the accessibility and use of climate information across Nigeria’s health and emergency response sectors.

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.