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#I AM A NIGERIAN campaign can ‘kill’ already weak ‘Change begins with me’

For the fact it failed to amass the promoted catchment of followership and acceptability at launch, the Ministry of Information’s ‘Change begins With Me’ may finally fade away from tomorrow, when the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, would be the Special…

What if Lagos buys Delta State idea to ban schools without sporting facilities?

Relying on a new drive to save the growing level of schools sports extinction across the federation, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has ordered that henceforth, any school in the State without sporting facilities will be closed down indefinitely….

Apple boosts US tech manufacturing fund with $1 bn

Apple chief Tim Cook has announced that Apple is creating a fund to get more people in the US to do “advanced manufacturing,” kicking it off with a billion dollars. Apple has about 80,000 employees in the US and plans…

‘Coordinator of nation’s affairs’, Osinbajo set to unveil MSMEs Clinic tomorrow

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will today, Thursday in Katsina launch a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinic, as part of efforts to enhance economic activities in the country. Though the Senate had on Tuesday, voided President Muammadu Buahri’s…

BoI crashes interest rate of youths’ loans to zero percent to grow SMEs

Though the Minister of Finance has failed to streamline the role borders between all development banks following the recent takeoff of Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), there are signals that Bank of Industry (BoI) is now raising its game in…

GTB lifts over 100 SMEs, says National Food & Drink Festival now, yearly

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc., convener of yearly Food & Drink Festival featuring farmers’ market in order to grow agro-business has assured that considering the gains of the 2017 edition which was well attended, the bank will continue the scheme on…

This is time for MSMEs to consolidate, become relevant—-SMEDAN boss, Radda

Considering the observed too much talk-shops on how to grow the activities of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) business support in Nigeria, the Director-General of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr Dikko Radda, has said…

Our Food /Drink Fair aimed at empowering SMEs, says GTBank

Guaranty Trust Bank has raised the bar in the support of the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises operators in Nigeria with the continuation of the second edition of its food and drinks fair in Lagos today. The event which…

Dangote’s article on ‘starting small’ business to premiere on YouWiN Connect Magazine

As part his drive for startups, leading African entrepreneur and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has taken time to do a step-by-step analysis on how to begin and run a small business. The tailor made article is planned for…

CBN’s new special forex window for SMEs’ll drive cut forex settlement period

Analysts have hailed the tactics used by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to open a special foreign exchange window for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), saying it would help in growing the sector faster. Before now, many SMEs…