By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Sterling Bank have set aside N5 billion loan for small businesses. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the parties on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Dr Stephen Akintayo, a Real Estate Expert and Chairman of Gtext Holdings, says consistency through right partnerships and well calculated business risks are needed to survive in the present economic realities. He added that key factors for survival in the competitive market was building a legacyContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, says the Federal Government is committed to implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) through use of official statistics. Adeniran, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said this at aContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Seven newly elected Nigerian Governors visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, in Abidjan to strengthen cooperation and unlock the country’s vast agricultural potential. A statement issued by the Bank on Saturday, said the delegation was led by Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda. TheContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue A Professor of Economics at the University of Ibadan, Olawale Ogunkola, has advocated the need for policies and strategies that foster efficient industrialisation process in Africa. Ogunkola, who spoke at a plenary session at the ongoing African Economic Conference (AEC) 2023 in Addis-Ababa, reiterated the need forContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Some experts say that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will considerably increase African trade without adding significant pressure on climate change if fully implemented. The experts said this while presenting their research findings on “AfCFTA and Industrialisation in Africa” at the ongoing African Economic ConferenceContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze/Lydia Ngwakwe The Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) in partnership with the MTN MoMo has introduced a mobile money platform for start-ups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to grow their businesses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the product was unveiledContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has inaugurated a procurement integrity and transparency training partnership initiative that will ensure integrity and transparency in procurement processes in the country. The second Deputy President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, inaugurated the initiative on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Stakeholders in the equipment leasing ecosystem, have said leasing subsector is capable of making huge contributions to the growth of the country’s economy . They said this at the 21st National Lease Conference on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Stakeholders in the investment space have expressed commitment to address the barriers that prevent women from fully participating in the impact investing sector. Impact investing is defined as the deployment of funds into investments that generate a measurable and beneficial social or environmental impact alongside aContinue Reading
