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Lawmakers Launch Probe into Tax Deductions, Multiple Bank Charges

by Olusola Blessing

Dangote Refinery Reaffirms Fuel Supply as FG Enforces 15% Import Duty on Petrol and Diesel

Power Minister Distributes ₦100 Million Grants to Support Oyo Traders, Artisans, and Farmers

FG Launches N10 Million Tax Reform Challenge for Nigerian Students

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Microsoft and OpenAI Partner to Build $100 Billion Data Center Complex with AI Supercomputer

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Federal Government Resolves NIN and other Technical Issues in Presidential Conditional Grant Program

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Indomie Noodles Continues Nationwide Free Lunch Program to 2m Vulnerable Nigerians

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The Power of One Initiative Launches Transformative Agenda at Inaugural Conference in Enugu

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Call For Applications: Transforming Africa MedTech Conference 2024 & Villgro Africa Medtech Incubation Program

Welcome to the 2024 Transforming African MedTech Conference, where innovators, entrepreneurs, and experts come together to revolutionize healthcare across Africa....

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Call For Applications: Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador Program 2024

Theirworld’s Global Youth Ambassador program is a network of 2,000 young education activists who build their skills as advocates and...

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Call For Applications: YouLead Africa Lead(H)er Fellowship Program 2024 for Young Eastern and Southern African Women (Fully Funded)

YouLead Africa, Plan International MEESA, and the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy are now calling for applications for...

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Call for Applications: Innovate Pitch and Grant 2024 ($3000 Grant)

by MSME Africa

April 1, 2024

The Innovate Pitch and Grant event is AN INITIATIVE OF Crosspoint Innovate, aimed at empowering young impactful businesses and entrepreneurs...

The Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, is set to launch a free entrepreneurial training program targeting 10,000 young women aged 18-35 across the state. The initiative, organized under the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency (KASEDA), was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Enterprise Development Centre Lagos. It is part of the state's commemoration of "International Women’s Day" observed annually in March. Hajiya Aisha Aminu, the Director General of KASEDA, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Katsina on Friday. She emphasized that the program aims to promote inclusion and foster economic growth and development among women in the state. The objectives of the initiative include mindset transformation, management capacity development, and stakeholder engagement. Hajiya Aisha expressed confidence in the program's ability to empower the selected women to realize their full potential. The participants in the program will be selected from all 34 Local Government Areas of the State. The training is scheduled to commence next month, April 2024, with a capacity development session for the Management and Staff of the agency. The training for the young women entrepreneurs will kick off in May 2024. This initiative underscores the state government's commitment to promoting entrepreneurship and gender equality, providing young women with the skills and resources they need to succeed in business and contribute to the economic development of Katsina State.

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Katsina State Govt Partners with Enterprise Development Centre to Empower 10,000 Young Women Entrepreneurs

April 1, 2024

The Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, is set to launch...

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Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Foundation Awards N10m Grant to Small-Scale Entrepreneurs