How to Get Your SMEDAN Registration Certificate in 2023
If you’re steeped in Nigeria’s small business scene, you’ve almost certainly heard about SMEDAN. You probably know that it’s a government agency that’s active in the SME space and that businesses that register with it can reap special benefits as members. In this article, we’ll answer a question that’s often asked by small business […]
Did You Know: What To Know About Getting Your PVC
Since 2017, there has been a continuous voter registration (CVR) to enable as many Nigerians as possible to exercise their franchise. This exercise, however, will come to a close on the 30th of June 2022 to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prepare for the general elections slated for the 25th of February […]
Style Inspiration For PVC Registration
Ahead of the 2023 election, Nigerians stormed different INEC accreditated centres to register for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC). PVC is the only medium to carry out your democratic right in the coming election. With your PVC, you have a say on people that will hold various political positions at the Federal, state, and […]
Importance Of Registering Your Small/Medium Scale Business Under CAC
In starting a small or medium scale business in Nigeria, one of the steps this scale of business should take is registering their business with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Read more about Business It is the foremost step in establishing your business presence even before you trademark your business with other identities such as […]
6 Reasons You Need To Register Your Business
Business registration is an important subject that is often neglected in this part of the world. Part of the reason for this seeming neglect is because of the inefficient systems of regulation we have. It is no longer a secret that having laws is not enough but how well the laws are enforced. In Nigeria, […]
Registration for the Federal Government’s MSME Survival Fund Commences
The Federal Government has announced a registration schedule for businesses interested in partaking in its payroll support scheme for MSMEs. A statement to this effect was issued by the Project Delivery Office in Abuja on Sunday. According to the statement, the registration will begin by 10 PM on Monday, September 21, with educational institutions being […]
Registration Opens For Lagos City Marathon 2020
Registrations for the 2020 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has fully commenced. With over 105,000 participants set to feature in the race, the event will hold on February 8, 2020 and will see athletes from various parts of the world alongside individuals that want to be part of the fun compete for […]
2018 Governor’s Cup: Over 200 Professional Golfers Register
About 200 professional golfers across the nation have signed up for this year’s edition of the Governor’s Cup in Jos, Plateau State. This is an impressive turnaround for the tournament which had only about 96 professional golfers in attendance at last year’s event. Speaking at the opening of the competition on Tuesday, the captain of […]
App Of Week: FarmCrowdy
In order for Agriculture to thrive in Nigeria, there must be a playing field for farmers and sponsors. Farmcrowdy is that playing field and is giving everyone the opportunity to participate in Agriculture. The app has over 50,000 installs and decent reviews on Google Play store which shows how relevant it is becoming in the […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: The African Writers
At the beginning of 2016, 19-year-old Faith Moyosore Agboola was a budding writer and poet in dire need of guidance. Her struggle to find her feet as a writer was complicated by the fact that little or no attention is paid to writers in Nigeria, especially when compared to other professions and she knew she […]
How To Start An Export Business in Nigeria
If there ever was a time to get involved in the export business, it’s probably now. There’s a lot more support from the government for entrepreneurs who are willing to sell the country’s products to the world. A weaker naira isn’t commonly looked upon as a good thing, but it’s a boon for anyone wishing […]
Startup Grind Lagos Hosts Wonuola Olatunde-Lamidi
Startup Grind Lagos is set to host the Co-Founder of Diamonds and Pearls Travels, Wonuola Olatunde-Lamidi, later this month. Wonuola will be discussing the theme of the month: ‘Striking a Balance’. She would be sharing her journey as an entrepreneur as well as tips on how entrepreneurs can strike a healthy balance between family and business. This […]
SME Spotlight: Spleet
Dolapo Adebayo and Akintola Adesanmi are co-founders of Spleet. Dolapo bagged an LLB degree from the University of Bedfordshire, in the U.K. after which he worked as a Marketing Director at Trevor. He left Trevor to become a manager at Srata Plus Service ltd and later left to be a cofounder at Vitalis Healthcare, before […]
INEC Readiness for 2019 Elections
The midterm elections where some Congressmen and Governors get elected in the United States has been ongoing for a few days now and it is coming to a close already. Analysts are predicting that a few seats will be snatched from incumbent Republicans and vice versa as Democrats have mobilised en-masse for a voting drive […]
Are You Ready For The Nigerian Aviation Business Exhibition (NABE) 2018?
The Exhibition and Conference is aimed at systematically addressing the challenges in the aviation industry vis-à-vis discussing pertinent topics relevant to the growth of the industry, creating a functional community and aiding small businesses. The Exhibition will create an avenue for industry players to showcase or demonstrate their products and service offerings to a target […]
How To Start A Furniture Company In Nigeria
The demand for furniture isn’t going to wane anytime soon. If anything, it’s rising fast; thanks to Nigeria’s rapidly growing population, we’re going to need more chairs, tables and beds to keep us relaxed for a long while yet. Actually, we’ll require tens of millions of them in the next couple of decades. The furniture […]