Empowerment Archives — Page 2 of 4

October 1, 2021 No Responses

NGX Doubles Down On Goal For Financial Inclusion, Empowering Individual Investors

By Olumide Bolumole, Divisional Head, Listings Business, Nigerian Exchange Limited — Nigeria, a country with an adult population of 106 million, offers a vast market for financial services. Despite this it faces the expectation of a 16.8% shortfall in meeting its financial...

September 21, 2021 No Responses

SMEDAN Empowers 145 Entrepreneurs In Bauchi

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)has empowered 145 entrepreneurs in Bauchi State. Training of the entrepreneurs commenced on Monday. Speaking at the event, the Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Radda explained tha...

August 21, 2021 No Responses

Nestle Empowers 50 Rural Women In FCT, Targets 300 In Second Phase

Nestle Nigeria Plc., on Friday inaugurated a project aimed at empowering rural women in Nigeria to scale up their retail businesses through training, mentorship and grants with Nestle products. Mr Khaled Ramada, Nestle Nigeria’s Commercial Manager, at the ev...

August 18, 2021 No Responses

Osun Empowers 100 Livestock Farmers

The Osun government on Tuesday distributed day-old chicks to 100 livestock farmers to boost poultry farming in the state. Each of the farmers was given 2,000 chicks. At the distribution in Ede, Mr. Dayo Adewole, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food...

July 29, 2021 No Responses

Joyce Daniels Organisation Unveils New Logo, To Empower 10 Entrepreneurs

The Joyce Daniels Organisation has unveiled new logo “whose colors and elements represent freshness, balance, making a positive impact on the lives of men and women“. According to a statement, Joyce Daniels, a social engineering practitioner has ...

July 26, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 3,000 Fisheries, Others

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, has said that no fewer than 3,000 agripreneurs in artisanal fisheries, poultry and piggery value chains would be empowered at the 2021 Agricultural Value Chains Enterprise Activation Programme ...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday empowered 150 rice farmers with improved rice seeds and farm inputs in Edo. Distributing the farm inputs ...

June 11, 2021 No Responses

Delta Empowers 350 Oil Palm Farmers

Delta State Government on Thursday distributed 120,000 improved oil palm seedlings to support 350 farmers to cultivate 800 hectares of oil palm plantations across the state. The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa flagged off the exercise by distrusting oil pa...

May 27, 2021 No Responses

Heritage Bank Partners Silverbird To Empower Young Creative Nigerians

Heritage Bank Plc has joined forces with Silverbird Group to empower and deepen its supports to young entrepreneurs in the Nigeria creative and entertainment industry. This, the bank said, is in line with its culture as timeless wealth partners, which...

March 28, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Reiterates Commitment To Women Empowerment

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has reinforced commitment to women empowerment with ‘FirstGem’ for economic growth and development. In a statement on Saturday, FirstBank Deputy Managing Director, Mr Francis Shobo, explained that the bank seeks to drive fi...

February 6, 2021 No Responses

FG Empowers 100 Poultry Farmers

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has distributed galvanised battery cages, point-of -lay birds and feeds to 100 small holder poultry farmers in Abia State. The items were distributed to the farmers in Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Const...

February 3, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Empowers Firstmonie Agents With Credit Facilities

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has announced the provision of credit facilities of up to one million naira to its Firstmonie agents across the country. First Bank’s Group Executive, e-Business and Retail Products, Mr Chuma Ezirim, in a statement...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Bimbo Odukoya Foundation Empowers 112,000 Persons In 15 Years

The Pastor Bimbo Odukoya Foundation (PBOF) has empowered no fewer than 112,000 persons in 15 years since the demise of Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, wife of the founder of the Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya. Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun, the daughter ...

November 16, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank To Partner Ogun On Agriculture, Empowerment, Health

Ecobank Nigeria is to partner and collaborate with Ogun State Government in various sectors of the economy. Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan made the pledge at the Executive Council chambers of the Governor’s office, Oke-mosan, Ab...