In furtherance of its role in promoting the sustainability and viability of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, FirstBank will by 11:00am on Thursday, 24 March 2022 convene its SMEConnect webinar themed Leveraging Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) to drive revenue for your...
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The Managing Director of Jaiz Bank, Mr Hassan Usman, on Wednesday, said the bank would continue to support small businesses with working capital and funding for growth and expansion. Usman, who made the promise at a media parley in Lagos, noted that 20 to 25 per cent of the...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Access Bank Plc, has successfully commissioned and empowered 100,000 Access Closa agents to provide more than banking services to both existing and new customers across the nation. With the current number of Access Closa Agents spread across the 774 Local Government Areas in the...
Google on Wednesday announced that 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa would be receiving free training through the newly launched Hustle Academy. Teju Abisoye, Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, said in a statement that the training would help their...
Over a hundred years since banks came into Nigeria, services rendered to small and medium scale businesses were limited to core banking services and transactions. However, those that cared to look further were able to stand the test of time, reinventing themselves with cutting edge financial services that remain...
The federal government has a burning desire to increase its tax revenue to enable it provide critical infrastructure and stimulate economic growth in the country. However, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the principal organ of government responsible for tax administration in the country, is having a tough time...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – To give expression to its faith in the value of strategic partnership and commitment to collaboration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to establish a SME Digital Academy. The SME Digital Academy is...
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has advised that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) need digital training to distinguish cybercriminality and genuine cyber business platforms. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), NCC, gave the advice at the launch of digital training programmes for Small and...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos – Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, has signed an agreement for a €100 million long-term credit facility over 9 years with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The facility affirms joint Ecobank Group and EIB targeted support for business investment across Africa, with particular...
iProduce Africa, an agribusiness hub sponsored by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), says it has concluded plans to train no fewer than 200 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and agri-entrepreneurs to boost their capabilities. A statement issued on Sunday, in Abuja, by Aisha Waziri-Umar, Chief Executive Officer, iProduce Africa,...