Chima Christian

Social entrepreneur with specific focus on governance and agriculture. Co-founder @TevaFoods | ED @BoqerSchool | Africa's morning is at hand.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@sanni_olumide1 Thank you so much for the explainer. Really appreciate it.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

Mass housing is a step in the right direction.

[Daddy D.O🇳🇬 @DOlusegun]

For the first time on such a scale in Nigeria, hundreds of Nigerian Army personnel, widows of fallen heroes, and injured soldiers are set to benefit from a massive 1,550-unit post-service housing scheme taking shape in Jibi along the Abuja-Niger State boundary.

According to the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, the estate is the largest military post-service housing scheme ever undertaken in Nigeria, reflecting the FG’s commitment to improving the welfare of soldiers and their families.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

When God told us that He will give us 5,000 Hectares of Land, it took me time before my head could accept it. A few days ago, I stood in the middle of the land.

Watch out, God is cooking something with us at Teva Foods.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@smartfarmingnig I'll be looking forward to it.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

There is insecurity. Then there is the fear of insecurity.

They are entirely different things, yet many people don't know how to separate the two.

This picture was taken some 25km - 30km off the road while we were prospecting lands for our 5,000 hectares Teva City Agro-Industrial Project.

If you don't separate insecurity from the fear of insecurity, you may become more sensitive to threats than opportunities. Once you do that, you will begin to sabotage your own aspirations by yourself.

What you want to do is to keep a healthy review of the mix. It has always been, and will always be, a world of opportunities mixed with difficulties.

Don't let the fear of difficulty cripple you.

Africa's morning is at hand.

Chima Christian

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

Resilience, for me, is knowing that great effort may sometimes deliver only marginal results. Yet staying disciplined, continuing the work, staying focused and ready for the moment that changes everything.

The 2026 harvest season may yet be another loss-making one for farmers in many parts of Africa - for many reasons. Let your heart not fail you. If you despair not, the moment that pays for all those troubles will come.

Africa's morning is at hand.

Chima Christian

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

We mustn't wait for things to improve.

We can thrive in disrupted systems, challenge the status quo and create positive change for our people.

2030 - 2040 will belong to Africa.

Are you preparing to own a piece of that future?

Africa's morning is at hand.

Chima Christian

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

Every major societal change is powered by people who exerted themselves so much so that their environment had no option than to yield to them.

These are the change makers.

They are not always in the majority. But their impact can be felt.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

It was a Wednesday evening. We had just finished midweek service. I would usually book a taxi to drop me at my residence. But that period was very trying. So I had to jump buses. It would mean that I'll trek out of the estate, and then wait along the major road.

While finding my way out of the estate, lo and behold, I saw a cluster of tricycles with mosquito nets on them, all parked at the developing part of the estate. I was puzzled, so I drew near and peeped inside, only to discover that some "keke" operators that move people in Abuja sleep inside those tricycles.

I broke down in tears.

So after what would seem to me to be a hard day's work, running up and down Abuja, waiting for turns, dealing with touts, and sometimes unruly passengers. That their tricycles is the home they look forward to getting back to when the day's job is done?

I couldn't believe it!

That left a very fine imprint in my soul. I have been researching the matter. Looking for alternative housing systems that can cater to all Nigerians, regardless of their income cadre.

I thank God for the work many real estate companies are doing.

But I'm looking forward to those solving the problems of the urban poor. There is no how I won't provide such answers for Nigeria, and indeed many parts of Africa before I finish my race on earth.

Let's keep going.

Africa's morning is at hand.

Chima Christian

[Lola Okunrin @lollypeezle]

This evening, I was at Ikeja with my car rewire guy and I witnessed firsthand how all the mechanics apprentices in that big yard kept warning each other off some cars. “Don’t open that car, mosquitoes will enter”. I was wondering, if mosquitoes enter nko, what will happen?

Then they made me realize they all sleep in different cars everyday and only go home at the end of the year except there’s an emergency at home. Like, that’s where they live.

I nearly ran mad. Are you joking? You need to see how they guide their cars like it’s their mini home. Realizing where they all came from, it’s almost impossible to go home everyday due to cost and who will rent apartment for you in Ikeja? They took turns narrating all the styles they use to sleep. Imagine the inconvenience sitting to sleep everyday and they somehow still send money home.

The life of men just hard anyhow.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

There is a budget that has been set up, both in heaven and on earth, to sponsor my destiny.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

These are deep questions we need to answer as a nation.

[Mark Essien @markessien]

How come it is cheaper to catch fish in China, freeze it in China, transport it frozen down to Lagos, Nigeria, clear it frozen, truck it frozen to Onitsha, truck it frozen to Ikot Ekpene ---

than to catch it it Oron and sell it in Ikot Ekpene?

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@smartfarmingnig Thank you so much. Deeply appreciate.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

It was around this time last year. We were only a few weeks into agriculture as a business. We had just commissioned our greenhouse farm estate in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

We engaged a qualified consultant for the project. Things were going well. But for some reason, I felt that we needed something more. I didn't know what it was that we needed. But I felt that we could be better. So I asked God for help.

Shortly after that prayer, Mr. Feng walked in to our facility, and offered to help us. And he did exactly that.

Till today, I don't know how to quantify the technical and business development support @TevaFoods has so far received from Mr. Feng. He helped us unlock massive value and moved us to revenue faster than we anticipated.

As we count down to the one year anniversary of Teva Foods Jos-1 Greenhouse Farm Estate, my heart is filled with gratitude. See you can't do business in Nigeria without God. BP go kill you.

Well, my name is Chima Christian.

Africa’s morning is at hand. ✊🏽 ✨

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@MRPRAISE_G7 May God do much more for you.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@MRPRAISE_G7 Amen and Amen. Thank you so much for your kind wishes.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@MRPRAISE_G7 True.

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

This has to be reversed at some point.

[The Grid Post @TheGridPost]

THE REAL COST OF INCONSISTENT POWER TO NIGERIA

​~ ₦1.34 Trillion: Total amount spent by manufacturers on alternative energy (generators, diesel, and fuel) as grid collapses and Band A tariff spikes forced heavy self-generation.

​~ Over 60% of manufacturing firms have completely abandoned the national grid due to unreliability.

​~ Electricity alone devours roughly 45% of a typical Nigerian manufacturer's variable operating costs.

​~ Over 18,900 direct manufacturing jobs were severely impacted and lost due to rising, unsustainable operational costs.

​~ ₦10.1 trillion total annual economic loss ($26.2 Billion approx. ) inflicted on Nigeria by power shortages, wiping out roughly 2% of GDP.

​~ 4,286 MW: The actual average available generation capacity on the grid as of the latest 2026 operational factsheets

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

Guess where I landed? 😂😂😂

Being the Co-founder & CEO of @TevaFoods is quite a beautiful journey. And I enjoy every bit of it.

#TevaFoods #FarmFresh #agriculture #agritech #Nigeria

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

We were on the last leg of our tour of Nigeria. We went to 17 out of Nigeria's 36 States in one trip. I routed the Ibadan to Abuja leg of the tour through Niger State.

My goal was to experience Kwara and Niger States by passing a night in Ilorin, another night in Minna, and then Abuja.

There is a shorter and "safer" route, but I was tired of experiencing Nigeria only from a map, or flying over cities. I really wanted on-the-ground experience, and God granted my request.

We were in Ogbomosho area of Oyo State when the car broke down. I looked for the nearest hotel or guest house to check in my family, so they can go rest while I find a mechanic.

For context, my wife, our three children aged 9 years, 7 years and our newborn who is just six months, and one of my associates was on the trip. So I didn't think it wise to leave them on the road while the car gets fixed.

That's how we checked into a guest house inside Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomosho. When they checked in, for some reason, I felt like just resting and fixing the car the next day. So I managed to pull the car into the guest house and rested.

I mentioned to a senior friend of mine where I was, and he connected me to his friend whom he served with some 32 years ago. They've not met since they left service, but reconnected by telephone a few years ago. And the friend happened to be a senior lecturer in the seminary.

That's how we started receiving bouquets of fruits and food. And quite frankly, I didn't bother fixing the car again. We were enjoying the serenity of the atmosphere, and did not want to break the rhythm.

I have experienced Yoruba hospitality before, but this was on a whole new level. Of all my trips around Nigeria, the one particular place where I get honoured and premium hospitality is the south west. Forget everything, the Yorubas have an unmatched honour and hospitality culture.

We were then invited to a dinner, and we got talking. Our conversations spanned a number of niches, her work, her husband's work, our missionary efforts in Nigeria's Middle Belt region, and a whole lot.

We left that evening with a heart filled with gratitude, and belly filled with good food. The next day, my phone rang, and it was an invitation to teach Mission Strategy as a guest lecturer to a post-graduate class in the seminary.

After our dinner table conversations, Dr. Adejuwon was convinced that her class will benefit immensely from the work the Lord is doing with us in the mission field. I prayed, gathered my thoughts, and put together my slides all in a few hours.

The testimonies I received from the participants of that guest lecture left me in awe of God. So God was the one working in me all the while both to will and to do. The idea of the road trip was His will.

I thought I was choosing the specific routes to curate a better experience for myself and my family while working simultaneously in those cities. I didn't know it was all His plan.

The car broke down exactly where He wanted it. If it had happened some five minutes earlier, or five minutes later, I would have ended up in a completely different hotel.

He made sure the car broke down exactly in front of the Seminary, and made His connections so He can use me to bless that class.

And afterwards, He brought us safely home.

I took away a very important lesson. When next I am in a "not-so-pleasant" situation, I shouldn't panic. I should calm my spirit down, and allow God do His thing. It was my burning bush moment. If I had not turned to observe the burning bush, I wouldn't have heard the voice.

We ended up staying in Ogbomosho for a whole month. Our otherwise very beautiful stay in this blessed town was punctuated by the kidnap of the school children, which is why it is so painful and personal for me.

If God permits, I'll tell the story another day.

Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Africa's morning is at hand. 

Chima Christian

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

@AikzNuelz 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[Chima Christian @ChimaChristian_]

I can confirm to you that the word of the Lord is true.