IITA, Mastercard Foundation partnerto train 40,000 Nigerian youths in agribusiness skill development

November 24, 2020

By Onome Amuge   The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has launched a project with the theme, ‘The Young Africa Works’, that is designed to incorporate and advance agribusiness skill development and entrepreneurial opportunities to over 40,000 Nigerian youths in the next five years. AlineMusigho, executive manager of […]

MSMEs to benefit as Lagos unveils N5bn post-Covid-19 economic recovery programme

November 19, 2020

By Hamid Ayodeji   The Lagos State Government officially launched its N5 billion Lagos Economic Acceleration Programme (LEAP) to provide capital and economic stimulus for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the state at single digit interest rates. LEAP is part of efforts by the state’s administration led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to tackle […]

Jobberman, Coursera partnership to empower 5m Nigerian youths

November 17, 2020

By Hamid Ayodeji   Jobberman, the single largest job placement platform in Nigeria, and Coursera, the world’s leading online learning platform, have formed a partnership driven towards offering its widely recognised soft skills training in order to empower young peoples with the skills and technical knowhow required for enhanced performance at their careers. The partnership […]

Nigerian entrepreneurs to benefit from WorldRemit’s Africa programme

November 17, 2020

By Hamid Ayodeji   A leading global payments company,WorldRemit, in line with its commitment to creating opportunities and facilitating development in Africa, recently launched its WorldRemit Entrepreneurs Programme in Nigeria, as well as in Kenya, Ghana, and Zimbabwe, which commences this November and will run till the end of January 2021. In a statement made […]

FCMB wins Asian Banker’s ‘Best SME Bank in Africa’ award

November 10, 2020

By Charles Abuede   First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a foremost financial services provider in Nigeria, has been voted the ‘Best SME Bank in Africa’, at the Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Regional Awards held virtually last week. The annual award, which was organised by the Asian Banker to recognise what it described as […]

2,500 business owners apply for N2.5bn Lagos Recovery Fund for looted businesses

October 29, 2020

Onome Amuge The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has disclosed plans to disburse N2.5 billion economy recovery fund targeted at supporting entrepreneurs most especially, Medium Small Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) whose businesses were destroyed by suspected hoodlums during a spate of civil unrests across the state. Tejumola Abisoye, the LSETF chief executive officer stated that […]

Facebook’s new Business Suite to help SMEs manage business across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger

September 18, 2020

Saviour Adugba Facebook has launched a new business suite to help small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) manage their businesses more easily across all Facebook-owned platforms. Announcing the launch of the Facebook Business Suite in a blog post, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, noted that small businesses have had to depend on Facebook’s free tools […]

NITDA, NSIA talk up collaboration to boost investment in start-ups

September 17, 2020

Saviour Adugba The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Development Authority (NSIA) are set to partner in the area of start–ups investment in a quest to boost job creation and wealth development in Nigeria, Business A.M. can confirm. The partnership was brought to the fore when Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general […]