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January 21, 2023 No Responses

UNICAL Research Teams Win N63m TETFUND Grants

The University of Calabar three out of the six research teams that submitted full proposals to Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have been awarded grants to carry out key researches. Director of Research and Development, University of Calabar, Prof. Bassey...

November 6, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries

The Akwa Ibom Government on Saturday disbursed N31 million to 401 entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to support their businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funds which wer...

September 28, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Disburses N1.56b As Grants To 3,673 Businesses

Lagos State Government through the state Employment Trust Fund has supported 3,673 businesses with the sum of N1.56 billion as grants. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made this known at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)/Lagos Economic....

September 22, 2022 No Responses

Kwara Disburses N600m Grants To 30,000 Traders

The Kwara Government on Wednesday commenced the disbursement of N600 million grant to empower 30,000 women and petty traders across the 16 local government areas of the state. The Acting General Manager, Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), Mr Ab...

August 19, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank Empowers 20 NYSC Members With N30m Grant

Access Bank Plc, through its Accesspreneur programme has empowered 20 National Youth Service Corps members (NYSC) with exceptional ideas, across the country, with N30 million grant. The Group Head, Consumer Banking, Access Bank Plc, Adaeze Umeh, in a sta...

July 5, 2022 No Responses

Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others Emerge Winners of Unity Bank N10m Corpreneurship Challenge Grant

Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners emerged after a busin...

June 30, 2022 No Responses

Delta, Rivers Corps Members To Benefit From Unity Bank’s N10m Business Grant

Unity Bank’s flagship Entrepreneurial Development Initiative, Corpreneurship Challenge, is set to return for the 8th edition across 10 locations in Nigeria, including a debut in Delta and Rivers States. The Retail lender kick-star...

September 24, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), two other Universities in Africa and one in the United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth £1.9m by the United Kingdom Research Institute (UKRI). The grant, which is for a three-year research project (2021-2...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG Attracts N12b Research Grants

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) attracted N12 billion research grants in the past three and half years, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has said. Ogundipe made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesda...

January 16, 2021 No Responses

C’River Explains $20m W’Bank-funded SFTAS Programme Grant

The Cross River government on Friday said it has achieved a total of 20.4 million dollars in grants from the World Bank-funded States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme.The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong, dis...

December 1, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Explains N1.02tr Import Duty Waiver, Grants In Three Years

The Federal Government has conceded N1.024 trillion import duty waivers, concessions and grants to drive economic growth in the country in the past three years. The Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made this known at a...

November 12, 2019 No Responses

Niger Gets $900,000 South Korea’s Grant

The Niger State Government has secured $900,000 grant from the South Korean Government for the preparation of the state’s urban policy. Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), disclosed this on Monday in Minna at a press conference...