Diamond Bank has partnered Facebook to train over 20,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, as a way of boosting their businesses through online visibility.The digital training session, anchored by SheLeads Africa, a representative of Facebook, started at the weekend in Calabar, as the start-off point with over 120
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Presidency Announces Recruitment Of 300,000 New N-Power Beneficiaries
The Nigerian government said it plans to recruit 300,000 new beneficiaries in the second tranche of the N-Power volunteer scheme set to kick off on August 1. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, explained this in a press release on Thursday. He said 200,000 beneficiaries are
FCMB Partners Abia on SME Empowerment
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has gone into partnership with Abia State government to provide financial and other technical support to existing and potential owners of SMEs in the state under the Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YEDP). Under the partnership, FCMB is offering loans and technical support to eligible existing and
Female Entrepreneurs Urged To Visit Central Bank To Improve Access To Credit
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday called on female entrepreneurs to explore about 13 intervention funds at CBN to improve their access to credit. Dr Ada Momah, a Development Finance Officer at CBN, gave the advice at a seminar to celebrate International Women’s Month in Lagos. The seminar, tagged: “Time
Okowa Explains Special Interest in Youth Empowerment
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has revealed why he has paid special attention to the job creation cum youth entrepreneurship empowerment programme of his administration, saying the success of the initiative would largely mirror the success of his government. Okowa stated that he is committed to young entrepreneurs who would
