Poverty Reduction
FG unveils system to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030
The Federal Government has unveiled a unified national poverty reduction system aimed at lifting 50 million Nigerians out of poverty...
Training
FG to Train Millions of Nigerian Youths in Job-Ready Skills
The Federal Government is set to train millions of Nigerian youths in practical, job-ready skills, while rallying global partners and...
Economy
Private sector must drive 95% of Nigeria’s $1tn economy target: Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Doris Uzoka-Anite, has said the private sector will need to drive...
RHWDP
FG partners farmers to implement renewed hope ward development programme
The Federal Government has pledged to work with a farmers’ association to support the implementation of the Renewed Hope Ward...
Economy
FG targets 7% economic growth as Edun says 50m Nigerians receiving social support
Nigeria Targets 7% Economic Growth to Create Jobs and Reduce Poverty – Finance Minister Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating...
Bank of IndustryMSMEs
BOI, Plateau Govt sign ₦4bn Matching Fund to support MSMEs
The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Plateau State Government have signed an agreement to establish a ₦4 billion matching...
Economy
Lagos to launch international financial centre at Global Trade event
Lagos State is set to launch an International Financial Centre during a major global trade event scheduled for June 9–10,...
Economy
FG: Women-owned businesses across Africa face $49bn financing gap
The Federal Government has disclosed that women-owned businesses across Africa face a financing gap estimated at more than $49 billion,...
Agribusiness
BOA disburses ₦8bn loans to women farmers and entrepreneurs
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has disbursed over ₦8 billion in loans to female farmers and women entrepreneurs through its...
TVET
Borno empowers 2,970 TVET graduates with ₦2bn starter packs
The Borno State Government has empowered 2,970 graduates of TVET vocational training programmes with a ₦2 billion starter-pack initiative designed...
MSMEs
FG Partners NCGC to Guarantee Loans and Boost MSME Access to Credit
The Federal Government, through the (NAICOM), is strengthening its partnership with the (NCGC) to make it easier for Nigerians and...
Business
Dimension Data Nigeria Raises N20bn Bond for Digital Infrastructure
Dimension Data Nigeria has raised N20bn under a newly executed bond programme to strengthen digital infrastructure and enterprise connectivity across...
Innovation
NBTI Launches NextGen Innovation Challenge 2026, Portal Opens Nationwide
The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has officially unveiled the NextGen Innovation Challenge 2026 in Abuja, describing it as...
Loan
CREDICORP Disburses ₦37bn Consumer Credit to 200,000 Nigerians
The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has disbursed over ₦37 billion in consumer credit to more than 200,000 Nigerians, with...
MSMEs
MSMEs Lose N5–N10 Trillion Yearly to Employee Fraud – CPPE
Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) may be losing between N5 trillion and N10 trillion every year to employee...
Business
FG to launch 2026 MSME Census after $200m disbursed to 115,000 businesses
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has announced plans to launch a National MSME...
Business
LCCI Seeks Strategic Trade Reforms to Protect SMEs
The Director-General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona, has said that protecting Small and...
Bank of Industry
BOI disburses record N636bn to 7,000 businesses in 2025
The Bank of Industry (BOI) says it disbursed a record N636 billion to businesses across Nigeria in 2025, marking the...
Grant
World Bank Cuts CBN Grant to $6.80m
The World Bank has reduced the size of a planned grant to the Central Bank of Nigeria from $10.50m to...
Economy
FG worried ₦2.72bn 2026 capital budget may slow jobs, exports
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Jumoke Oduwole, on Monday disclosed that special economic zones generated over $500...
