The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), under the leadership of the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled the RHI Green Nigeria Challenge, a nationwide environmental campaign rallying Nigerians around a single, powerful motto: “Go Green Today for a Greener Tomorrow.”
The Challenge calls on households, communities and states across the country to take practical action, from tree planting to the transformation of degraded spaces into thriving green environments, with major cash prizes awarded across three categories.
Challenge Categories
1. Households
Focus: Tree Planting
Eligibility: Households in Northern Nigeria frontline states (Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara)
Prize: ₦20,000,000 (Twenty Million Naira)
Submission Deadline: 20th December, 2026
2. Community
Focus: Green Transformation Challenge, transformation of degraded community areas (e.g. dumpsites and abandoned areas) into green parks, gardens or eco-spaces
Eligibility: Local Governments, Local Communities, Youth Groups, Schools and NGOs
Prize: ₦50,000,000 (Fifty Million Naira)
Submission Deadline: 15th July, 2026
3. States
Focus: State Tree Planting
Eligibility: Open to all Nigerians across the 36 states and the FCT (except Enugu State, which has already been recognised by RHI as the “Model Green State” with a reward of ₦100,000,000)
Prize: ₦100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira)
Submission Deadline: 20th December, 2026
How to Enter
Submissions should be made to the RHI Office, State House, Abuja, or by email to rhi.greenchallenge@statehouse.gov.ng. For more information, visit our website at rhinitiative.org.
