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SME Growth in Nigeria Hinges on Policy Support

Stakeholders in the Nigerian impact investment ecosystem have highlighted the importance of policy support from the government to unlock capital for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. This was one of the outcomes of the deliberations at the High-Level Roundtable with policymakers and investors in Lagos on Monday. The roundtable was a pre-event of the 2025...
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Accion MfB Opens New Branch in Ilorin

Accion Microfinance Bank has expanded its footprint in Nigeria with the opening of its 74th branch in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to a statement on Tuesday, the branch was opened earlier this month at an event attended by key stakeholders, community leaders, staff, and customers. Accion MfB said its decision to open a...
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Dangote Wins African Business Icon Award

Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named the 2024 African Business Icon of the Year by Champion Newspapers. The disclosure was made in a statement on Tuesday by Tunde Oladipo, Group Branding Lead, Dangote Industries Limited, who received the award on Dangote’s behalf during the 2024 Champion...
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Cashflow Management Book for Business Leaders

Renowned finance expert Jessica Oku has unveiled her latest book, The Cashflow Prioritisation Matrix, a strategic guide aimed at transforming how business leaders manage and allocate cash for growth and sustainability. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Oku disclosed that the book is designed for founders, chief financial officers, and entrepreneurs seeking a practical tool...
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AI Entrepreneurship: Foundation Charts Course

The Joan Agha Foundation has mapped out strategic approaches to tackle the challenges posed by artificial intelligence in the entrepreneurial space, a disclosure made in a statement on Monday. The foundation convened its 10th Entrepreneurship Lecture for Women and Youths under the theme ‘Entrepreneurship in the Face of Artificial Intelligence’, bringing together stakeholders across sectors...
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TAJBank Issues N20bn Sukuk Bond

Non-interest lender TAJBank has signed the completion agreement for the N20bn second tranche of its N100 billion Mudarabah Sukuk bond programme. The agreement, which was signed on Tuesday at its headquarters in Abuja, is coming after the issuance of the first-ever N10bn Sukuk bond on the Nigerian Exchange in 2023. The new Mudarabah Sukuk bond...
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10 Startups Modernizing Nigeria’s Jus

Ten startups have been selected as winners of the second round of JusticeTechNG 2025, Nigeria’s first national hackathon and accelerator programme focused on justice innovation, aimed at modernising the country’s justice system through technology. Convened by the Special Assistant to the President on Justice Sector Reform and ICT/Digital and Innovative Technology, Fernandez Marcus-Obiene, the initiative...
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Firms Partner for West Africa Growth

Tier 5 Technologies, a leading enterprise IT and cloud services provider in West Africa, has disclosed on Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with MongoDB, a global leader in database technology for modern applications, to support its expansion in the West African market, with a focus on Nigeria. The partnership was announced...
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AI Sales Model for SME Growth in Africa

A leading Nigerian offline sales strategist, Fajimokun Kolawole, is championing a new artificial intelligence-driven sales model aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises and fintech startups scale more effectively across Africa.In a statement disclosed on Tuesday, Kolawole said the new approach blends AI tools with a human-centred field sales strategy that harnesses offline distribution networks...
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