THE United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), said it had inaugurated a pilot project in Nigeria aimed at targeting startups […]
RTag: small and medium enterprises
CAC to give free digital training to newly registered SMEs
THE Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is working toward offering two free automatic digital training for newly registered Small […]
Gov. Mohammed empowers 1,000 youths in Bauchi State with N150m
BAUCHI State government distributed economic empowerment equipment worth N150 million to 1,000 youth and women in Warji and Ningi Local […]
KPMG Names Ecobank Nigeria Among 2020 Customer Experience Leaders
THE KPMG Nigeria has ranked Ecobank Nigeria among the top three banks with good customer experience in the Small and Medium […]
CBN Injects $195m into Forex market
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Monday, October 9, continued its intervention in the …
Absa Bank Limited, China Development Bank Conclude a $100 million Agreement
ABSA Bank Limited, a subsidiary of the Barclays Africa Group, BAGL, has successfully …
Nigeria Plans for ITU 2015
THE federal government has setup a committee to put together plans for Nigeria’s participation in this year’s International Telecoms Union, ITU, forum scheduled to hold in Budapest, Hungary, from October 12 to 15. The committee is made up of officials of ministry of communications …
Diamond Bank Disburses N200b Loan
DIAMOND Bank Plc, said the bank has granted more than N200 billion loans to 60,000 Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises under its BusinessXpress account. Oluropo Olanrewaju, regional manager, Diamond Bank Plc, Ibadan, made this known at the 50th edition of the bank’s …
Empowering Youths in Oil Sector
THE federal government is determined to empower Nigerian youths because the important role they play in economic development. Already it had launched the youth entrepreneurship strategy in the oil and gas industry and has commenced the screening of those who will participate in the …
First Bank Recertifies ISO22301
THE First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it has achieved the recertification of the International Business Continuity Management ISO22301 (Societal Security: Business Continuity Management System). The feat, the bank explained in a statement, accentuates its commitment to constantly …
Nigeria to Export Urea By 2017
NIGERIA will be the largest exporter of urea in Africa, by 2017. Aliko Dangote, president, Dangote Group, at an interactive session between members of the organised private sector and Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on recent developments in the global oil prices and its effect …
Sterling Bank starts Shopping Programme for Kids
STERLING Bank has started the Shopping Dash programme in four cities in the country for children with “I Can Save” accounts with the bank. The cities are Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Abuja and the bank is running the programme in partnership with top Shopping Malls in the country.…
NAICOM to Enforce Compulsory Insurance Policy
– THE National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has said that the country is much likely to attain a sustained economic growth […]