To empower young entrepreneurs
In its continued tradition to
empower young entrepreneurs, MTN Nigeria has introduced the Youth
Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YEDP) for young entrepreneurs in
Nigeria. This programme offers a line of credit, valuable training and
mentorship opportunities to eligible young entrepreneurs.
In its quest to pursue and create
a genuine platform for building an entrepreneurial strength in the country’s teeming
youths, Fidelity Bank has extended the scope of the Fidelity Youth Empowerment
Academy (YEA) to accommodate new areas of vocational training.
Recently, the bank...
At the just concluded Lagos State
Employability Trust Fund (LSETF) Employment Summit, Coca-Cola Nigeria along
with its Bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company, (NBC) highlighted its
commitment to economically empowering women through its Public Affairs,
Communications & Sustainability Manager, Nwamaka Onyemelukwe.
Nwamaka Onyemelukwe who spoke...
Mo Abudu, the chief executive
officer of EbonyLifeTV delivered the keynote address at the second edition of
The Event Xperience Africa (TEXA) where she engaged personalities in the events
industry on the importance of focus, determination, and drive for a successful
entrepreneurial journey.
The...
Nigeria’s leading financial
institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to support local
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with the introduction of the ‘Zenith
Bank SME Digital Workshop’ to provide free digital training for business
owners.
The initiative, which is being
organized...
The Bank head pledged to continue the work of
transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina reminded students
of the important role they have to play in the continent’s economic
development, as he was conferred with an honorary doctorate in...
A Cape Town based startup bridges
the gap between entrepreneurship for stay-at-home parents and education for
tots-to-tweens. The multifunctional online subscription site offers tried-and-tested
creative crafting lesson plans, teaching resources and business acumen for
parents, educators and budding entrepreneurs, to kick start their own kids’
creative crafting club...
The future of e-commerce is both
exhilarating and daunting for players in the sector, depending on how receptive
they are to the dynamic nature of the sector. With the current outlook for
2020, the market is growing rapidly and there are changes that will help
businesses grow...
In keeping with its pledge to compensate trade partners affected by the 2019 xenophobia reprisal attacks in Lagos and other cities, leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, MTN Nigeria, was in Owerri, Imo state on January 22, 2020, to appreciate its trade partners.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened its application portal (www.tefconnect.com) for applications from African entrepreneurs across all African countries, for the 2020 cohort of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. In 2019, 3,050 African entrepreneurs benefited from the Programme, a number which will meaningfully increase in 2020....
