entrepreneurs

Lagos To Empower 1,600 Agro Entrepreneurs

December 9, 2019 10:43 am

The Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) is set to empower over 1,600 agro entrepreneurs within the next two years through its Women and Youth Empowerment Programme (WYEP) scheme.

The State Project Coordinator of APPEALS, Mrs. Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo, stated this during the opening ceremony and commencement of training for the beneficiaries of the scheme held at the Araga Training Institute, Epe, Lagos.

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The two-week intensive residency training programme, according to Sagoe-Oviebo, was part of plans by the state government to empower women in the state.…

Border Closure And Ogun Entrepreneurs

December 4, 2019 11:36 am

The decision of the Federal Government to shut the country’s land borders virtually brought some West African countries on their knees economically. That decision which was taken in view of some of the country’s neighbours deliberately circumventing the interest of Africa’s biggest economy, through their action and inaction, indirectly promoting smuggling into Nigerian territory made some countries especially Benin Republic, Ghana and Niger Republic groan. While that closure was made some months ago, the effects keep emanating by the day with the situation teaching us different lessons.

One of the lessons is that, it is getting clearer that Nigerians need …

Globacom To Empower Over 1,000 Entrepreneurs In New Promo

October 23, 2019 6:35 am

Beyond providing telecommunications services to a growing number of Nigerians on its customer base, telco giant, Globacom, says it is time to raise at least 1,000 entrepreneurs amongst Nigerians who are currently on its subscribers’ list and those who will be willing to join the train. Globacom is an indigenous telecom company, which has blazed the trail in the industry.

Globacom’s Chief Retail Officer, Mr. David Maji, while unveiling the ₦200 recharge and win promo christened, “My Own Don Beta,” in Lagos recently, described the offer as a life-changing promo, which would afford at least 1,000 Nigerians the opportunity to …

Elumelu partners with AFDB to support young entrepreneurs

March 29, 2019 11:47 am

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth entrepreneurship on the continent.

The partnership will create an additional 1,000 places on the flagship Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), bringing the total number of places to 3,050.

Participants in the program, launched by influential Nigerian entrepreneur Tony Elumelu in 2015, will receive access to seed funding, expert mentoring, and a 12-week business training program.

Competition for places has increased in the past year, according to figures from TEF. The Foundation received 216,000 applicants compared to 151,000 for

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