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December 13, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Empowers 1,750 Agric Value Chain Farmers

Governor . Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of Lagos State on Thursday provided 1,750 farmers in various agricultural value chains with agricultural productive assets and inputs to boost food production in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the presentation at the flag-off ceremony...

November 13, 2019 No Responses

Dangote To Empower 18,000 Women In Edo With Microgrants

The Group Executive Director, Dangote Industries Limited, Halima Aliko-Dangote, has said that the Aliko Dangote Foundation will provide 18,000 women across the 18 local government areas of Edo State with microgrants to improve their livelihood. Dangote, ...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Kaduna Raises Women Empowerment Fund to N1b

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday said the government would raise the State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF) to N1 billion from 2021. The governor said this in Kaduna while opening the 4th Kaduna Women Economic Empowerment Summit. “We are...

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Fidelity Bank, Gazelle Academy Empowers 200 Youth With Entrepreneurial Skills

Determined to reduce unemployment levels in the country, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with Gazelle Academy and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka on Friday concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for over 200 students in Anambra State. The progr...

September 19, 2019 No Responses

The Next Titan: Heritage Bank Sustains Support For Youth Entrepreneurship

Heritage Bank Plc has again thrown its usual support behind the organizer of The Next Titan, so as to have a better and improved season six of the programme. This year’s edition of the reality TV show is again headlined...

August 28, 2019 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Empowers Over 200 Youth With Entrepreneurial Skills In Kano

Consistent with its unbridled commitment to youth empowerment in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with Gazelle Academy and Bayero University Kano at the weekend concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for over 200 students in Kano State. &nb...

July 28, 2019 No Responses

At Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Forum, Job Creation, Youth Empowerment Take Cenre Stage

At the just concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering in the African entrepreneurship ecosystem. Job...

July 6, 2019 No Responses

FirstBank To Empower 500 Widows

First Bank of Ngeria Limited is to empower 500 widows in 2019 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities and Sustainable Week (CSR). Already, the Bank has empowered 125 widows as identified by the International Women Society (IWS) vis-à-vis their....

March 21, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Reiterates Support For Women Empowerment

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has stated that the Organisation is fully committed to the welfare of women especially those in the Maritime sub sector. Bala Usman made this statement on Wednesday while...

March 8, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Intensifies Rice Production Through Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme

No doubt, the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) of the Nigerian Government has taken off successfully. The scheme was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 17, 2015 in Birnin Kebbi, Ke...

March 10, 2018 No Responses

Diamond Bank Partners EDC on Women Empowerment

As part of measures to mark the 2018 International Women’s day, Diamond Bank partnered Enterprise Development Center (EDC) of the Pan Atlantic University, Lagos. The Bank also lend its voice to call for more women in the society to...

January 1, 2018 No Responses

Heal the world movement empowers over 200 people

In a swift move to curb the spate of increasing unemployment in Nigeria , Heal The World Movement , a Christian charity organisation with headquarters in Lagos, Nigerian and branches within the country and globally, recently organ...

November 8, 2017 No Responses

FirstBank promotes female youth entrepreneurship with house of Tara International

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with House of Tara in organising “1000 Voices” to celebrate and promote female youth entrepreneurship. The event, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at the Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos.....