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The Federal Government has opened applications for 18 positions under the Value Chain for Northern Nigeria (VCN) Programme, a major agricultural development initiative being implemented in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the French Development Agency (AFD).

The programme is designed to increase the incomes, food security and resilience of smallholder farmers and other agricultural value-chain actors across nine northern states.

The participating states are Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Zamfara, Borno, Katsina, Yobe, Bauchi and Kano.

The available positions are based at the VCN National Programme Coordination Office (NPCO) in Abuja and successful candidates will be required to travel regularly to the participating states.

Available Positions
The 18 positions advertised under the programme are:

Educational Requirements
Most of the specialist and senior positions require a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline.

Depending on the position, applicants may require qualifications in areas including:

The Procurement Assistant position requires at least a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Applicants for some positions are also expected to belong to relevant professional bodies or possess recognised professional certifications.

Experience Required
The VCN Programme is seeking experienced professionals with relevant backgrounds in areas such as:

For example, candidates applying for the Gender & Social Inclusion Specialist position are required to have at least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including a minimum of seven years in a similar role involving internationally funded agricultural development projects.

Contract and Benefits
Successful candidates will be engaged on a two-year staff contract, subject to annual performance evaluation.

The contract may be renewed based on satisfactory performance.

The programme stated that remuneration will be competitive and based on the applicable FGN/IFAD/AFD salary scales for nationally recruited project staff.

The positions will also involve regular travel to the nine participating states, as well as occasional travel for IFAD/AFD missions and training.

Important Requirements
The programme has stipulated that the National Programme Coordinator must not be engaged in any other ongoing assignment in Nigeria or elsewhere when the employment contract takes effect.

Applicants are also required to provide accurate information and are warned against falsifying personal details.

The programme further stated that the Project Coordinator must not have a current business relationship with potential Farmers’ Based Organisations (FBOs) or other project partners.

How to Apply
To get full details and step-by-step guidelines to apply, click the link below this post. Interested and qualified applicants are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) in 10 copies, comprising one original and nine photocopies.

Each application should contain:

The application should be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked:

“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF NATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT UNDER THE FGN/IFAD/AFD-VCN PROJECT.”

Applications should be addressed to:

The Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
c/o Director, Federal Department of Development Partners Projects
Fadama House, No. 1, Eldoret Close, Off Aminu Kano Crescent,
Wuse II, Abuja.

Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted not later than September 6, 2026, at 12:00 noon.

Applicants are advised to carefully review the specific requirements for their preferred position and ensure that their CV and application letter clearly demonstrate the required qualifications, professional experience and relevant skills.

Only candidates who meet the requirements of their chosen position should apply, more details can be obtained below.

https://verynigerian.com/fg-announces-recruitment-for-18-positions-under-npackage-vcn-agricultural-programme-how-to-apply/

Good luck to those who'll apply.
Hopefully, they'll carry out a transparent recruitment process, not the usual connection thing where they allot slots to politicians and employ even unqualified people simply because they know someone who knows someone who knows someone.
They'll end up wasting people's precious time in the name multiples interviews just for the cameras.

Nobody who's time is precious to him should apply! It's a hogwash!

This APC government can never have a genuine recruitment exercise, and if you think they will, then you're just another fool!

Before now, we use to have a fair recruiting exercise regarding state prosecutors in the judiciary, but my very good friends who work there said they just wake up and see new colleagues in their office from APC without any recruitment exercise.

Urgent1Million:
Good luck to those who'll apply.
Hopefully, they'll carry out a transparent recruitment process, not the usual connection thing where they allot slots to politicians and employ even unqualified people simply because they know someone who knows someone who knows someone.

Forget it!! There's nothing like transparency here! Those slots have already been filled by APC loyalists!! This announcement is a big hogwash!

Dem dey kidnap NYSC members that are traveling from camp to Abuja, you Dey think to apply for agricultural bla bla for north … they wan use you as a cannon fodder … see the photo caption sef … okay , continue

I will come back here to testify

These ones are looking for people to use as maniquins lol. The so called youth loan programme no one is yet to get any loan from it but page errors. Honestly am supprised people are still defending apc