Economy
BoI Gets $1 Billion Loan to Help Businesses
Nigeria’s Bank of Industry has concluded a $1 billion three-year syndicated loan to support businesses and revitalize the industrial sector...
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Tony Elumelu Foundation, EU Partner to Empower 2,500 African Women Entrepreneurs in 2021
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), in its commitment to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the European...
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Survey reveals 95 percent of African SMEs did not receive government aid during COVID-19 pandemic
African Union, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and AfriLabs worked together to create the Rollo Africa Business Simulation Programme to...
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Visa openness solutions can boost Africa’s economic recovery – 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index
A record 54% of the continent is accessible for African visitors who no longer need a visa to travel or...
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NACCIMA Canvasses Improved Quality of Made-in-Nigeria Products for AfCFTA
The President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Hajiya Saratu Iya-Aliyu, has appealed to...
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LCCI, Other Stakeholders Urge FIRS to Engage SMEs for Better Tax Regime
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and stakeholders in the sector have highlighted the need for the Federal Inland...
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Nestle partners Nomanini and Standard Bank to empower informal MSMEs across the Eastern and Southern African Region
Through Nomanini's platform, Nestlé is able to provide much-needed access to sufficient working capital so that retailers can stock a...
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ITF, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to train 23,000 youths
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Industrial Training Fund have signed an agreement to train Nigerian Youth in...
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Paga Partners Whitefield Foundation to Support MSMEs
In line with their ethos of “Making Life Possible”, Paga Limited, Nigeria’s leading mobile payments platform, has partnered with the...
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Nigeria’s Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project to get $700m Support from AfDB and IFAD
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have pledged support funding of $500 million...
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