Tag: SMEs
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Fidelity Bank hosts capacity building for SMEs
Fidelity Bank Plc is set to organise a national capacity building webinar for small medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The programme is part of deliberate efforts to assist entrepreneurs across all sectors of the Nigerian economy develop requisite capacity to unlock their full potentials and take their businesses to the next level of growth.…
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N-power to engage 7000 youths in software development programme
Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and Youth Empowerment, on Tuesday said that the Npower would engage 7,000 youths from across the country in software development programmes. Imoukhuede said this on Tuesday at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. He said that the programme would be…
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PP-18: William Ijeh charges ITU must remain at cutting edge of tech development [Q/A]
As International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) member states elect the Union’s top executives at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, TheNewsGuru (TNG) brings you this special interview with William Ijeh. Ijeh is a Nigerian candidate for the post of Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau as the Union elects ITU’s management…
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Rivers Govt. gives N3.6 billion to SMEs, civil servants
The Rivers state government has approved an annual interest-free loan disbursement to the tune of N3,600,000,000.00 (three billion, six hundred thousand naira) for small businesses and civil servants in the State. The State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, made this known in an address during the 2018 Workers Day celebrations in Port Harcourt, where he also…
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Gov. Wike urges NLC, TUC to Occupy Nigeria
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have failed Nigerians by refusing to act in the face of unbridled killings of defenceless Nigerians across the country. The Rivers State Governor made the declaration in an address during the 2018 Workers Day celebrations in Port Harcourt…
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Int’l Women’s Day: First Lady commits N100m to women-owned SMEs
First Lady of Edo state, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, has presented cheques of N50,000 to 2,000 female entrepreneurs who are into small and medium scale enterprises in the state. Mrs Obaseki presented the soft loan cheques during the 2018 International Women’s Day celebration organized by the state’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, in collaboration…
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How entrepreneurs use technology to grow SMEs in Nigeria
Entrepreneurs behind top small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria have revealed some of the technology tools they employ in growing their businesses in the country. That SMEs are a driver of the Nigerian economy is no longer news, and the Nigerian government has really put in efforts in recent times to see that this…
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Photos: Tech-changing moments at NITEC 2017
The Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference, NITEC 2017, being the second edition of the yearly event, held today at the Sheraton Hotels Ikeja, Lagos. The focus of the 2017 edition was on the future of big data, analytics and applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development. Discussions featured disruptive areas in technology such…
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NITEC 2017: Top ‘take aways’ for Startups
The Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (NITEC) 2017 focused on especially startups is one of the best technology events to happen this year in Nigeria. NITEC is a yearly event that features experienced speakers with robust knowledge of the tech industry. It is specifically designed to showcase the best of the technology ecosystem and…
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CBN injects $190m into FOREX market, opens up market
Relentless to achieve convergence of rates between the interbank and Bureau de Change segments of the foreign exchange market (FOREX), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected another 190 million dollars into the market. The acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said 100 million dollars…