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We are Africa's leading solutions journalism platform. We document how people are responding to social problems on the continent.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · Aug 29
In Nigeria, a former addict combines chess with spirituality to give healing & direction to young drug addicts. His "Chess with Christ" program turns "drug pawns into knights." Click the link to read the full story.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 10h
Nigeria's most beloved delicacy, egusi soup, is powered by a crop with a market worth ₦744 billion, yet production fails to meet demand. Investors are now moving in, tapping into this multi-billion-naira agribusiness using proper storage & mechanization.👇

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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 10h
Stop trying to out-whiten stains with charcoal: lab studies show these products are no more effective than regular toothpaste & can dangerously weaken your enamel. Read why experts warn that overuse can permanently harm your protective tooth shell. Click👇
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Charcoal toothpaste can't replace your dentist—Here's why - Prime Progress NG
In recent years, a growing batch of toothpaste brands have promised not just fresh breath but also whiter teeth. One ingredient at the heart of this trend is
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 12h
Are you an emerging African journalist whose authentic story drives real change and captures the continent's dynamic resilience? Submit your work for a chance to win the $5,000 cash prize and a career-defining internship in the UK. Click the link: 👇
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ICFJ opens 2026 Michael Elliott Award for Africa's emerging journalists - Prime Progress NG
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in collaboration with the ONE Campaign and the Elliott family, has opened applications for the Michael
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 13h
One harvest failure ruins millions of Nigerian smallholders, yet less than 5% of them are insured against climate volatility or market dips. Here is how a new federal insurance scheme aims to protect 250,000 farmers in high-risk zones. Click the link:

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Nigeria's race to protect its farmers from climate shocks - Prime Progress NG
Agricultural insurance is a boon for today's farmers in the face of climate shocks, pest attacks and wild market crashes.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 13h
Are you an African researcher aged 35 or younger with a Master's degree ready to win a $15,000 grant for policy-focused research? Submit your concept note addressing regional integration or green Industrial transformation challenges. Click the link: 👇

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Applications open for ACET’s $15,000 research fellowship - Prime Progress NG
The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has opened applications for its Young Leaders in Research Grant Programme, an initiative supporting
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 16h
One in 10 medical products sold in Africa is substandard, but Nigeria's drug control agency is fighting back, empowering citizens to use the new Mobile Authentication Service to verify the validity of medications via SMS scratch codes. Click the link to read:👇

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Fake drugs: Nigeria's crackdown takes a digital front - Prime Progress NG
Recently, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, or NAFDAC, botched over 80 containers filled with counterfeit drugs and food
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 19h
University students worldwide: Are you ready to win over $6,600 for your student-led business idea capable of driving real global impact? submit your 5-minute pitch video for the "Go Beyond Boundaries" theme. Click the link for details: 👇

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Tokyo's $6,600 Global Innovation Challenge is seeking student entrepreneurs - Prime Progress NG
The Tokyo Global Innovation Challenge (TGIC) 2025 has opened applications, inviting university students worldwide to submit bold and transformative business
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 19h
Ready to win up to €50,000 by developing an AI tool that helps SMEs instantly cut waste and meet strict energy efficiency standards? Submit your innovative proposal for the 2026 AI-Enabled Energy Audit Challenge. Click the link for details:
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€50K AI challenge to power smarter energy use for SMEs—Apply now - Prime Progress NG
Energie AG Oberösterreich has launched the AI-Enabled Energy Audit and Consulting for SMEs Challenge 2026, calling on forward-thinking startups to redefine
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 2d
Meet our #PrimeWoman of the week. After surviving a Boko Haram attack and financial ruin, Joy Aifuobhokhan harnessed that resilience to earn a distinction in medicine and surgery. Now co-building AwaDoc, she uses tech to deliver quality healthcare to Africans.👇
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 2d
Secrets that surface, truths that haunt, & futures that demand courage: these 5 gripping movies will dominate your weekend watchlist. From a mysterious house explosion & military conspiracy to a dark reimagining of The Witcher, your weekend is made: Click👇

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5 gripping movies to stream this weekend - Prime Progress NG
This weekend’s lineup is all about choices that haunt, truths that surface and futures that demand courage. From family secrets and missing children to
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 2d
In Nigeria, heartbreaking stigma & misconceptions push families to use exorcism, instead of critical medical support, for children with autism. But a new bill to create a National Centre of Autism will combat this misinformation & ensure earlier diagnosis👇

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Why Nigeria is considering a national autism centre - Prime Progress NG
On Thursday, the Nigerian senate began deliberations on a bill seeking to set up a National Centre of Autism, designed to strengthen diagnosis, research and
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 2d
Climate researchers worldwide, win a $75,000 grant to move your innovative solution into real-world field tests and environmental assessments. Click the link for details: 👇

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$75,000 funding for visionary climate innovation projects - Prime Progress NG
The Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) supports groundbreaking climate intervention technologies that are ready for field testing.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 2d
Global storytellers, if you are ready to showcase your new narrative feature film at the 9th MIFFest and compete for major honors like Best Film and Best Cinematography, then submit your work. Click the link for details: 👇|

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Malaysia’s biggest film festival is inviting global storytellers - Prime Progress NG
The Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is the country’s largest film celebration, lighting up the cinematic landscape every July.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 2d
Mastectomy is becoming a compulsion, not a choice, for Nigerian women fighting breast cancer. Read the alarming facts about why the scarcity of functional radiotherapy machines is driving 90.5% of patients toward this drastic surgery. Click the link to read👇

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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 3d
Pioneering estates are running purely on solar power, making the diesel generator "look like an ornament." Using smart microgrids, this new model is providing essential 24/7 electricity to residents. Click the link for details: 👇

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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 3d
Do you have an innovative idea in IoT, AI, or Data technology that deserves global scaling and lifetime alumni support? Hurry: Applications for the exclusive 2026 RIoT Accelerator Programme in Wilson, North Carolina, is now open. 👇

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RIoT Accelerator opens applications for 2026 cohort - Prime Progress NG
The RIoT Accelerator Programme (RAP) is a 12-week, high-touch initiative designed to help startups and entrepreneurs scale their businesses with a
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 3d
Are you a power electronics student ready to win cash prizes up to $1,000 and score a $500 travel grant for your innovative hardware prototype? Submit your original proposal for the APEC Student Demo Competition. 👇

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APEC Student Demo Competition 2025 calls for entries - Prime Progress NG
The APEC Student Demonstration Competition enables students to showcase their innovative research in power electronics and related fields.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 3d
Capture your story and technical skill through your lens for a chance to win the massive top prize of $10,000. Enter the global photography competition. Click the link for details: 👇
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Win $10,000 in the Xiaomi Imagery Awards - Prime Progress NG
The Xiaomi Imagery Awards is a global photography competition that focuses on capturing your story through your lens.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 3d
Nigeria’s breast cancer survival chance falls drastically from nearly 69% to 33% by the 5th year due to delayed diagnosis? Now, new projects are using AI to fight this shocking trend, despite massive hurdles posed by high innovation costs. Click the link👇

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Breast cancer: Can AI help save more lives? - Prime Progress NG
Over the last two weeks, street campaigns sporting pink vests and banners have broken out across many cities in the country to commemorate breast cancer
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 3d
Shocking data says Nigeria's health facility density is among the lowest worldwide, leaving many rural residents struggling to access care. But solar-powered clinics are finally closing the gap, bringing urgent medical services closer to the underserved.👇
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A new model for rural healthcare in northern Nigeria - Prime Progress NG
Primary healthcare units, especially in rural or conflict-affected areas, often operate without amenities like water and electricity—and qualified clinical
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 4d
Trying to outrun a bad diet is nearly impossible & focusing strictly on exercise only brings modest weight loss. This article shows why food intake is the single most effective tool for initial weight, but combining with activity protects valuable muscle.👇

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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 4d
Nigerian cows produce less than 2 litres of milk daily against the global 30-litre average, a huge gap Nigeria spends $1.5 billion to fill. But Kaduna’s new €10 million dairy farm will produce 5million kilogrammes yearly & hand herders modern technology👇
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Kaduna's €10 million dairy experiment - Prime Progress NG
Low milk production, inadequate cold chain networks, heavy dependence on imported powdered milk—Nigeria's dairy sector faces longstanding challenges.
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 4d
Are you an early-career researcher ready to design a creative project that could introduce vital new methodologies to health science? This Wellcome Award offers up to £400,000 for expenses. Applications close soon. Click the link for details: 👇
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Wellcome Early-career Awards offer up to £400,000 for researchers - Prime Progress NG
The Wellcome Early-career Awards offer funding to early-career researchers from any discipline to help them develop their independent research identity. The
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 4d
Africa's biodiversity is under threat: Do you have an innovative conservation plan that could win you up to a $20,000 grant? Submit your project proposal to make a tangible impact on the continent's natural environment. Click the link for details: 👇
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$20,000 grants for Africa's biodiversity champions - Prime Progress NG
The Grants in Biodiversity Programme supports innovative projects that conserve and protect Africa’s biodiversity. It aims to promote the preservation of
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Prime Progress @primeprogressng.bsky.social · 4d
African academics and practitioners, win up to $12,000 and gain global visibility for your research on peacebuilding, governance, and development. This competitive African Peacebuilding Network fellowship closes soon. Click the link for details: 👇
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$12,000 fellowships for peacebuilding research - Prime Progress NG
The African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics Individual Research Fellowship is dedicated to strengthening the quality and visibility of independent
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