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  2. International Fund for Agricultural Development - Wikipedia

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    The International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD; French: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It is the only multilateral development organization ...

  3. OPEC Fund for International Development - Wikipedia

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    International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) The OPEC Fund has played a significant role in the establishment of IFAD, channeling US$861.1 million in contributions from OPEC member countries towards the agency's initial capital and first replenishment. Since IFAD's creation, OPEC member states have maintained their firm support of the ...

  4. National Youth Service Corps - Wikipedia

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    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime to involve Nigerian graduates in nation-building and the development of the country. There is no military conscription in Nigeria, but since 1973, graduates of universities and polytechnics have been required to take part in the ...

  5. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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    The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has the mandate to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote the production and supply of raw materials to Agro- allied industries, provide markets for the products of the industrial sector, generate foreign ...

  6. International Bamboo and Rattan Organization - Wikipedia

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    The name "International Network for Bamboo and Rattan" was chosen in 1993. Work to launch INBAR as an independent organization started in 1995, and was completed in 1997 when INBAR became an independent organization with its headquarters in Beijing, China. [5] Bangladesh, Canada, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines and the ...

  7. Foreign relations of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    1 October 1960. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960 when the Nigerian Government has agreed to Liberia's raising the status its consulate general in Lagos to that of an Embassy on the same date. [189] Liberia has an embassy in Abuja. Nigeria has an embassy in Monrovia.

  8. National Assembly (Nigeria) - Wikipedia

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    Politics of Nigeria. The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 members [1] and a 360-member [2] House of Representatives.

  9. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

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    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian federal agency under the Federal Ministry of Health that is responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, and packaged water.