The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella body for all Information Technology (IT) practitioners in Nigeria, is set to spur further innovation among technology startups, with the launch of N50 million grant that will be spread among qualified tech startups. The N50 million, which is an initial seed fund, will be raised through a fund […]
International Breweries Foundation through its youth enterprise empowerment scheme, Kickstart Initiative, has empowered young Nigerian entrepreneurs with N100 million. The corporate social investment scheme initiated by the foundation, the CSR arm of International Breweries Plc, gave out grants totalling N60 million cash to 50 young entrepreneurs across Nigeria as well as training, mentoring and ancillary […]
Whitefield Foundation has partnered with Coca-Cola Foundation, Sterling One Foundation, and other parties to equip at least 60,000 youths and women across Nigeria with employability, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy skills in a bid to make the beneficiaries self-reliant. The strategic partnership is also supported by Sterling Bank, the official banking partner of the project, Kano […]
Nigeria and other member-countries of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group are to benefit from a €2 billion co-financing and partnership being the outcome of an agreement between AfDB and Agence Française de Dévelopement (AFD) to strengthen their relationship and leverage additional resources for impactful projects in Africa. Nigeria, which has 8.9 percent equity, is […]
NIRSAL is supporting the SMEs with soft loans to enable them expand their businesses. At PAP, our vision is to help our delegates become entrepreneurs and/or employable citizens contributing to the economy.” The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says 3,000 entrepreneurs from Niger Delta will benefit from the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending […]
Adonai Empowerment Foundation (AEF), an NGO, will on Saturday, November 20, give N2.5 million worth of business grants to 50 women as well as distribute relief materials to over 1,500 women in Lagos State. This was disclosed by the Foundation’s Lead Director, Mo Oladapo, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Festac, Amuwo Odofin Local […]
Stars From All Nations (SFAN), an education company that unlocks the potential of the youth has announced that applications for its ReadyforWork career accelerator . ReadyforWork is an immersive digital career accelerator that uses AI and Machine Learning to equip entry-level job seekers with employment skills and help talent managers make data-driven recruitment decisions. According […]
Government dignitaries, heads of agencies, and captains of industries were in attendance at the sixth edition of the youth enterprise empowerment scheme, Kickstart Initiative Awards Ceremony which heldin Lagos recently. The corporate social investment scheme initiated by the International Breweries Foundation, the CSR arm of International Breweries Plc, a proud part of the world’s largest […]
Government dignitaries, heads of agencies and captains of industries were in attendance at the sixth edition of the youth enterprise empowerment scheme, Kickstart Initiative Awards ceremony, in Lagos. The corporate social investment scheme initiated by the International Breweries Foundation, the CSR arm of International Breweries PLC, a proud part of the world’s largest brewers – […]
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has reiterated its commitment to fund the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The bank said it recognised SMEs as very critical to the growth and development of the country, noting that this is a major contribution of the bank towards enhancing financial inclusion as well as […]
