COVID-19: IFC announces $2bn investment to lift Africa’s MSMEs The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced on Wednesday...
Mastercard calls for youth engagement in nation building Mastercard Foundation Nigeria has called for active youth engagement in the development of the nation, saying...
Tony Elumelu Foundation, Stanford University jointly uncover priorities of female African entrepreneurs A research study carried out by the Tony Elumelu Foundation in partnership with...
NEXIM, Afreximbank mobilise $50m support fund for SMEs The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has announced its partnership with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to mobilise the...
Aliko Dangote Foundation empowers rural women in Kwara with N160m Aliko Dangote Foundation has empowered a total of 16,000 women in all the 16 local...
Google, Paylink empower MSMEs with digital expertise Paylink, a payment and ecommerce solution provider, has partnered with tech giant, Google. The deal involves empowering Micro,...
CBN raises SMEs fund to N300bn as beneficiaries get N149.21bn The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) today announced its decision to raise the Targeted Credit...
Applications for Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme closes March 31 The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, will...
Savannah Fund launches $25m fund to invest in African startups Savannah Fund, a pan-African venture capital (VC) firm, today announced a $25 million fund as...
FirstBank unveils FirstSME account for small businesses First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its SME specific accounts designed to reinforce the Bank’s role in...
FirstBank MD, Adedutan rallies support for Nigerian SMEs Adesola Adeduntan, the managing director and chief executive officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has...
APPLY: Entries for TEF’s 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme begin The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, is currently running applications...
Remote Workforce: Tros Technologies offers free training to help SMEs, corporates stem cyber risks Says cyber attackers aggressively on the prowl Indigenous tech firm, Tros...
‘The Incubator Reality TV Show offers Nigerian startups N1.0bn The Incubator Reality has created a lifeline to leapfrog and disrupt Nigerian start-ups by increasing their...
Heritage Bank Plc has arranged N5 billion as support funds to drive and stimulate sustainable growth in the Nigeria’s creative and entertainment industry. The lender said...
Co-creationHub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Africa has launched the CcHUB Syndicate, an investment vehicle empowering investment groups or firms, High Net Worth Individuals...
Ecobank Nigeria has launched Smart Small And Medium Enterprise (SME) Agency Banking campaign targeted at empowering 100,000 entrepreneurs under the Ecobank SME and Agency Banking proposition....
Organisers unveil lead discussants at MSME Dialogue 2.0MSME Africa, the organizers of MSME Dialogue 2.0 has released the names of top speakers to lead dialogue at...
By David Along _______________ What is Black Friday? A brief origin of the event can help to understand why sales promotions and deals are usually flying...
Pop Central, the fastest-growing media platform in Nigeria focused on a young audience demographic has launched the SME Ad Grant with N388 million estimated value. The SME...