# Nigeria cooperative reform targets digital register and identity system

> The agriculture minister reaffirmed a national cooperative identity reform and urged states to support implementation.

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- Country: Nigeria
- Published: 2026-10-11T18:18:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-11T18:18:36+00:00
- Event / data period: 2026-10-09
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Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security said in an October 9 release that Minister of State Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi reaffirmed the government’s commitment to its National Cooperative Identity Reform and tasked state officials with supporting implementation. The ministry described the reform as part of an effort to make the cooperative sector more transparent and financeable.

The announced digital architecture is intended to include a national cooperative register and verifiable identity numbers for organizations and members. The ministry also described a five-year target to grow cooperative assets from ₦1.7 trillion to ₦5 trillion. That figure is a government target, not a reported outcome.

## Data

### Cooperative asset target

The ministry’s announced five-year asset target; this is not a measured outcome.

Methodology: The ministry’s stated target is reproduced; it is not a current asset value or a realized increase.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year cooperative asset target | 5 | trillion NGN | 2026-10-09 | target |

Sources: <https://agriculture.gov.ng/cooperative-digitalization-fg-reaffirms-commitment-towards-national-cooperative-identity-reform-under-rh-crrp-2030-tasks-states-on-implementation/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-cooperative-identity-reform-digital-register-2026/data/cooperative-asset-target?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-cooperative-identity-reform-digital-register-2026/data/cooperative-asset-target?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nigeria](<https://agriculture.gov.ng/cooperative-digitalization-fg-reaffirms-commitment-towards-national-cooperative-identity-reform-under-rh-crrp-2030-tasks-states-on-implementation/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-09)

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