Nigeria, July 29 -- The Federal Government has struck a major partnership with global players to fast-track its Green Legacy Programme, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dalberg Group and Campo Group key architects of Ethiopia's 46 billion tree-planting success.

The deal, unveiled Monday during a sideline meeting at the ongoing United Nations Food Systems Summit in Addis Ababa, also comes as Nigeria clinches the hosting rights for Africa's first-ever South-South Technology Transfer Centre, courtesy of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC). Nigeria is also being considered to host the African South-South Summit.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, who met with the consortium and OSC leadership separately, said Nig...