Training
DBN Begins Entrepreneurship Training Programme 8.0
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has begun preparations for the first cohort of its Entrepreneurship Training Programme 8.0 in-person...
Business
Entrepreneurs in Ogun Get Fresh Hope as Govt Expands MSME Support
Entrepreneurs and agribusiness operators in Ogun State are set to benefit from fresh government support initiatives as the State Government...
Grant
LSETF Announces Opening for Lagos CARES Grant Application
Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has announced that applications for the Lagos CARES grant will officially open on Monday,...
Training
Call for Applications: DBN-SHF Capacity Building Programme for MSMEs
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), in partnership with the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF), has opened applications for the...
Agribusiness
Call for Applications: Access RISE Smart Incentives Programme for Agripreneurs
Women and youth agripreneurs in Northern Nigeria now have an opportunity to access business support and non-repayable smart incentives through...
BusinessMSMEs
KASEDA, Amana MFB Partner to Improve MSME Loan Access in Katsina
The Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency (KASEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amana Microfinance Bank to improve...
MSMEs
Ogun Launches OGSEDA Operations to Support MSMEs and Small Businesses
Ogun State has commenced operations of the Ogun State Enterprise Development Agency (OGSEDA) as part of efforts to strengthen Micro,...
Creative Economy
Ethnocentrique creates over 10,000 fashion jobs for Nigerians through FFP pilot
Ethnocentrique has recorded a significant milestone in Nigeria’s creative economy, announcing the creation of over 10,000 primary and secondary jobs...
BusinessTraining
Katsina trains MSMEs on export readiness, exhibition and digital marketing skills
The Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency (KASEDA) has trained 60 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Katsina State on...
MSMEsWomen Empowerment
Fidelity Bank empowers Ikorodu women under Give Her Power initiative
Fidelity Bank Plc has expanded its flagship women empowerment programme, “Give Her Power”, to Ikorodu, extending targeted support to women...
Economy
Lagos to launch industrial policy with ₦10bn MSME fund, industrial parks
The Lagos State Government has unveiled plans to roll out a comprehensive Industrial Policy (2025–2030) aimed at accelerating business growth,...
Business
FG urges entrepreneurs to leverage ICSS as 14,000 trained, 17,967 jobs created
The Federal Government has urged Nigerian entrepreneurs to take advantage of the Inspire–Create–Start–Scale (ICSS) programme to access financing and expand...
Business
Nigeria’s $1tn GDP target at risk without scaling women-led MSMEs
Nigeria’s ambition to build a $1 trillion economy by 2030 may face significant constraints unless women-led businesses are moved from...
Digital EconomyMSMEs
Anambra Partners Flutterwave to Expand E-Commerce and Digital Payments for MSMEs
The Anambra State Government has strengthened its push to expand the state’s digital economy through a strategic partnership with Flutterwave,...
Grant
KASEDA Disburses ₦7.5m Nano Grants to Katsina MSMEs
Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency (KASEDA) has disbursed ₦7.5 million in nano grants to 150 residents across the state, with...
MSMEsSMEDAN
FG launches ICSS GROW Fund to link MSME training with access to finance
The Federal Government has launched the ICSS GROW Fund as part of a broader effort to address the long-standing disconnect...
Finance
DBN secures €40m BADEA credit facility to expand MSME lending in Nigeria
The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has secured a €40m line of credit from the Arab Bank for Economic...
Business
AfriStakes launches platform linking SMEs, MSMEs with investors in Nigeria
AfriStakes has launched a capital mobilisation platform in Nigeria aimed at connecting small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small,...
Women Empowerment
Edo Govt expands support for women-led MSMEs
The Edo State Government has intensified efforts to promote women-led enterprises as part of its strategy to strengthen inclusive economic...
Training
DBN trains Kaduna entrepreneurs to improve MSME access to funding and markets
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has intensified efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) ecosystem, graduating...
