Archives Tag: Bank of Industry

Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  The Bank of Industry (BOI), in collaboration with the Lagos Business School (LBS), is organizing an Innovation Business Accelerator for SMEs. This program runs with the aim of improving SME success rates, boosting their ability to create jobs, reducing loan default rates, and equipping entrepreneurs with the technical, managerial, financial, and leadership skills they … Continue reading The BOI-LBS Business Innovation Accelerator Program 2023

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Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  If you are a budding entrepreneur and you’d like to gain the knowledge you need to build a successful business in Nigeria, you may consider applying to take part in the Bank of Industry (BOI) Entrepreneurship Program. Read more about Opportunities This initiative is specifically designed for entrepreneurs whose businesses are solving pressing problems … Continue reading Bank of Industry (BOI) 2023 Entrepreneurship Program

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Opportunities

April 19, 2022

  The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BOI), is organizing the Sixty-Day App Development Challenge. The program, which is designed for young Nigerian app developers, will identify and reward persons who build apps that solve a challenge in a crucial aspect of life in the country. … Continue reading Win ₦1 Million in the Sixty-Day App Development Challenge for Young Developers

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BUSINESS Finance How To

April 19, 2022

  If you’re a business in Nigeria and you’re looking for external funding for your productive operations, you can apply to the Bank of Industry for that loan. The bank grants loans at relatively low interest rates and fair tenures to profitable enterprises that meet its criteria. Read more about How To A Brief Introduction … Continue reading How To Get A Loan From The Bank Of Industry (BOI)

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

The growth and development of the Nigerian economy largely depends on the success of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This is evident in the report released by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development of Nigeria (SMEDAN) which noted that MSMEs are a very important part of the Nigerian economy, representing 96% of the businesses … Continue reading Union Bank Intervention Funds – DBN & BOI for Women

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BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

If you run a growing business and you’re seeking to expand to new locations, here’s a chance to get the support you need to make it happen. The Franchise Business Development Service (FBDS), Nigeria’s pioneer franchise consulting service, is organizing the Naija Biz Scale Up event for entrepreneurs who want their brands to reach new … Continue reading Up to ₦3 Million Grant Available for Franchises by the FBDS

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BUSINESS Events

April 19, 2022

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry is set to hold its 2018 Members’ Day Exhibition and Networking event with the theme ‘Exhibit, Sell & Network’. Asked about the Exhibition, Mr. Paul Babatunde Ruwase, FCA, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that this is the fifth in the series. The event helps to … Continue reading 2018 LCCI Members’ Day Exhibition And Networking Event

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BUSINESS Did You Know? ECONOMY

April 19, 2022

Kano, Northern Nigeria’s foremost commercial hub, is home to a large leather industry. Its tanneries are a hive of activity every other day, with men working hides and skins into material suitable for cobbling into shoes and threading into bags. These traditional style tanneries are among the country’s oldest; but they’re also its biggest suppliers … Continue reading Nigeria’s Multi Billion Naira Leather Industry

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BUSINESS Finance

April 19, 2022

The Bank of Industry, through its MarketMoni program, is providing interest-free loans to microscale businesses. This funding package is part of the institution’s Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program (GEEP), initiated to provide financial aid to MSMEs and unbanked entrepreneurs. MarketMoni solves a major drawback suffered by small businesses: access to quick, low-cost lines of credit. … Continue reading MarketMoni: An Interest-Free Loan for MSMEs

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Agriculture BUSINESS

April 19, 2022

The Federal Government is setting its sights on saving Nigeria at least $1 billion in foreign exchange, with its planned inauguration of a large eggplant in the country’s South West. News of the plant’s impending launch broke on Tuesday. The egg powder production plant is being set up through a partnership between the Ondo State … Continue reading Africa’s Largest Egg Plant Will Be Inaugurated In Ondo State

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CAREER

April 19, 2022

National Youth Service Corps has launched a curriculum vitae repository services and a job portal in furtherance of its drive to increase opportunities for fresh graduates.  The job portal is created to help employers find corps members with requisite skills and qualifications that would coordinate the needs of the organization. portal.nysc.org.ng, is an initiative of the NYSC Lagos State Coordinator, the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship … Continue reading NYSC Lauches Job Portal For Corp Members

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News

April 19, 2022

  1. Nigeria’s environment minister, Amina Mohammed, has been confirmed as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. 2. To support trade and investment, plans are underway for the dualization of the Abakiliki-Afikpo federal highway in Ebonyi State. 3. Nominees for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have been announced; voting is ongoing and will end on … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Dec 16th, 2016

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News

April 19, 2022

  1. The Federal Government has moved to stop the importation of 571,000 tonnes of foreign rice into Nigeria’s borders. 2. Huawei Technologies in partnership with Fortis Project Limited have commenced the construction of an Information and Communications Technology centre in Lagos State. 3. The Bank of Industry (BoI) has enlisted 200 beneficiaries in Kano for the ₦140 … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Dec 6th, 2016

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News

April 19, 2022

  1. The Nigerian Communications Commission has halted plans to increase tariffs on data services on all network followed by an uproar from data consumers. 2. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 appropriation bill to the National Assembly next week; date and time … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Dec 1st, 2016

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News

April 19, 2022

  1. Contributory Pension Scheme operators plan to register 250,000 contributors in the micro-pension scheme that is soon to commence. 2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has announced that the Federal Government will refund not less than ₦20 billion to state governments  refund not less than ₦20 billion to state governments for funds they … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Nov 14th 2016

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