Blessing Joseph, Author at MSME Africa

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Call For Applications: UN Decade Youth Task Force Microgrants 2026 (Up to US$1,000 for Youth-Led Restoration Projects)

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Call For Applications: UN Decade Youth Task Force Microgrants 2026 (Up to US$1,000 for Youth-Led Restoration Projects)

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Lagos Senator Launches 48 Cooperatives with N480m Grants to Empower Local Entrepreneurs

December 10, 2025

The lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, has unveiled 48 cooperative societies, each receiving a take-off grant...

Ondo State and Johnvents Group Renew Push for Stronger Agribusiness, Manufacturing, and MSME Competitiveness

December 10, 2025

Ondo State and Johnvents Group have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening agribusiness, manufacturing, and MSME competitiveness in Nigeria, highlighting strategies...

The Lagos State Government is intensifying efforts to enhance economic empowerment, social protection, and leadership inclusion for women across the state. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Bolaji Dada, highlighted these initiatives during the Lagos Women’s Assembly. The event featured safety demonstrations, health screenings, and interactive sessions aimed at improving the welfare and economic stability of women. Mrs. Dada described the new Plus Agenda initiative as a deliberate framework to increase women’s access to skills, funding, healthcare, and protection from violence. Ongoing interventions include 19 tuition-free skills acquisition centres that train over 6,000 women and youths annually, the Micro Enterprise Support Initiative, the Life Skills and Economic Empowerment Programme (LEAP), the Ounje Eko nutrition scheme, agricultural empowerment projects, community-based campaigns against gender-based violence, and free medical outreach programmes across local councils and development areas. “We want every woman in Lagos to win. We want every woman empowered, independent, confident, and productive. A Lagos woman must be an asset and never a liability,” Mrs. Dada said. Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mrs. Victoria Oluwu, emphasised that the assembly remains a platform for celebrating the resilience and contribution of Lagos women to the state’s development. She highlighted the government’s commitment to entrepreneurship funding, gender advocacy, poverty reduction programmes, and safe spaces for women and girls. Dr. Sanwo-Olu urged participants to apply lessons from the programme in their homes, businesses, and communities, stressing that meaningful progress for women requires collaboration between government, private sector, civil society, and women themselves.

LASG Expands Women Empowerment Programs to Boost Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Social Protection

December 10, 2025