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Finance experts list agenda for stand-in Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed

Following the abrupt end of an era, talking about the weekend resignation of former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, President Muhammadu Buhari has drafted in the former Minister of State for National Budget and Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to…

Why Ecobank unveiled Emerald Business Club in Nigeria—Morohunfola

More facts have emerged weekend on why leading multinational financial group, Ecobank Nigeria launched the Emerald Ecobank Business Club (EEBC). The scheme aims at widening opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through the creation of direct links with its…

Access Bank lifts 25,000 account holders’ trading quests with $2.6bn facility

Leading Tier 1 financial institution, Access Bank Plc has said it has facilitated trade for over 25,000 of its customers with import trade volume of about $2.62bn. This was made public by the Deputy General Manager, Mr Emeka Eze, at…

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Paystack to train entrepreneurs on growing their business using Instagram

In keeping with its resolve to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), leading indigenous payment solution group, Paystack has fixed a training programme for interested business owners in Lagos on Saturday. In a statement, the group noted that “Many successful…

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MTN, Microsoft seal MoU on scalable initiatives to deepen SMEs performance

As part of its commitments to grow Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment of the Enterprise Business in Nigeria, leading telecom giant, MTN Nigeria has sealed a collaboration agreement with Microsoft to create raise ease of doing business in the…

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FCMB deepens impact-planning project for small, medium business owners

As part of its drive to grow the activities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has organised a programme in a series of free training interventions in its impact-planning project for small and medium business…

Ikpeazu deepens ease of doing business, approves new tax waivers

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved fresh attractive categories of tax waivers for both existing and potential investors wishing to ply their trade in any part of the state. Besides, he has also assured to check cases of…

Wigwe, Access Bank boss at forum, restates commitments to growing SMEs

Access Bank has restated its commitments in assisting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to achieve their business development goals. This was made public by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, while speaking at the seventh German-Nigerian Business Forum…

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Siemens, Edo hub cluster stake N3.5m on any App developed for power generation

Edo State Government has come up with an attractive competition amongst entrepreneurs at the newly launched Edo Innovates tech cluster to develop an innovative power generation and distribution app. Christened ‘The Hack Edo Series’, the multi-dimensional initiative will on delivery,…

How strategic focus on SMEs stood out Fidelity Bank in sector development—Okonkwo

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi John Okonkwo has given insights on the innovative strategies that grossed the bank’s growth and development activities in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector of the economy. Explaining more…