Daniel Essiet
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Degraded land could cost global economy $6.3tr yearly, says FAO (opens the original)
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The global economy could lose between $878 billion and $6.3 trillion annually if countries fail to restore degraded ecosystems, representing between two per cent and 8.3 per cent of annual global GDP, depending on the scope of valuation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned. The warning is contained in the State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2026 report, which identifies forest and landscape restoration as a high-impact investment capable of addressing foo
Africa expands rice varieties (opens the original)
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Nigeria and other African countries are expanding the release of improved rice varieties with higher yield potential, climate resilience and enhanced nutritional characteristics as scientists seek to narrow the continent’s widening rice supply gap. The development is taking place against rising demand for rice across Africa, where consumption is growing faster than domestic production in many countries. Records from the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) showed tha
‘Startups face risks in global energy transition’ (opens the original)
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A new global report on the energy and environment startup sector has highlighted the scale of Africa’s gap in the clean-tech race, prompting a fresh call from a leading African small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance advocate for increased investment in the continent’s green innovators. The StartupBlink Global Energy & Environment Startup Scene report, released in partnership with Smart City Expo World Congress, found that the sector now spans 4,529 startups across 43 countries, with a c
Nigeria attracts $8.4b FDI inflow, $10b FID in oil (opens the original)
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September 17, 2026 by Daniel Essiet and John Ofikhenua, Abuja Nigeria has attracted about $8.39 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between 2022 and 2025, with nearly half of the four-year inflow arriving in 2025, as investment flows rebounded sharply amid renewed activity in the oil and gas sector. The figures from the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) showed that Nigeria received $895 million in FDI in 2022, $1.873 billion in 2023, about $1.614 billion in 2024 and $4.005 bil
Agric sector attracts $266.8 million foreign capital (opens the original)
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Nigeria’s agric sector attracted approximately $266.82 million in capital importation between 2023 and 2025, with annual inflows increasing more than eightfold over the period, according to an analysis of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Capital Importation by Sector/Nature of Business series. The sector’s recorded capital inflows rose from $19.91 million in 2023 to $79.66 million in 2024, before more than doubling to $167.25 million in 2025. The three-year total was obtained by adding th
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