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Nigerian government requires NIN for subsidised rice purchases amid shift to digital identity

Potential buyers of a 50kg bag of rice at the subsidised price of N40,000 will need to present their National Identification Number (NIN) ...
By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 7, 20240
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Bill Gates leads dialogue on technology-driven solutions for Africa’s food security and healthcare

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, engaged in a thought-provoking dialogue in Abuja this week, focusing on how Africa ...
By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 5, 20240
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FAO, IsDB, and IFAD collaborate to strengthen food security technologies for smallholder farmers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ...
By ITEdgeNewsSeptember 18, 20230
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Dakar 2 Summit: AfDB’s Adesina says partnership and technologies will ensure food security in Africa

Africa’s push for food sovereignty and resilience depends on investments, partnerships, and technologies, President of African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina said ...
By ITEdgeNewsFebruary 2, 20230
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Africa, be smart about new cities

Frost & Sullivan’s Consultant, Sisonke Mgwebi, gives insight into Africa spending money on existing cities instead of building new cities. In November 2022, ...
By ITEdgeNewsNovember 30, 20220
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Africa.com to feature Bill Gates on Innovating for Food Security and Climate Change in Africa

Africa.com, has announced that on November 17th, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EAT (Nairobi), it will host Bill Gates, co-chair of the ...
By ITEdgeNewsNovember 7, 20220
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#WorldFoodDay: Cyber threats to digital and smart farming pose potential risks to food security in Africa

When it comes to the digitization of agriculture, countries across sub-Sahara Africa are at varying stages of technology adoption and transformation. But even ...
By ITEdgeNewsOctober 13, 20220
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Machine learning can solve some of Africa’s biggest challenges

From better healthcare access to improved food security, machine learning could tackle a wide range of challenges in developing countries. In 2020, a ...
By ITEdgeNewsJanuary 18, 20220
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COVID-19: Nigerian farmers, others get mobile phones to increase production

Some 1.7 million small-scale farmers in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan will soon receive personalized agricultural advice through their mobile phones as a means to ...
By ITEdgeNewsAugust 17, 20200
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Digital solutions offer hope for Nigeria as it begins phased easing of Covid-19 lockdown

As Nigeria scales back its coronavirus restrictions, the country is looking to digital innovation to ease the impact of an economic slowdown and ...
By ITEdgeNewsMay 6, 20200

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