The Lagos State government says it is committed to increasing retail trading in the state to over 60 per cent in order to ensure it leverages the Nigerian market demand as it aims to become the export hub for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) and exports into West Africa. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state governor, stated this during the 8th edition of the EU-Nigeria Business Forum (EUNBF) in Lagos, themed “Nigeria and the New Economy”. Reiterating the state government’s effort to improve the ease of doing business in Nigeria’s commercial capital through infrastructure development, Sanwo-Olu noted that there is a need…
Author: Elvis Eromosele
In line with its vision of growing the economy, Access Bank of Nigeria Plc says it is planning to train about 500,000 players in the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) space, aside from assisting them with loans where necessary. The Deputy Managing Director of the Bank, Chizoma Okoli, made the disclosure in Abuja at the 5th National MSME Award held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to her, the bank has since unveiled the Access Bank SMEs zone, a robust blueprint designed specifically for supporting the MSMEs, in recognition of their strategic place in the economy. She revealed that…
The Youth Empowerment Foundation (YEF), a non-governmental organisation, has targeted empowering about 12,000 girls through different life skills this year across Nigeria. The Foundation also held its stakeholder’s meeting to review the implementation of the GOAL project in Lagos State to outline strategies for the programmes in 2022. Among those that attended were representatives, principals, and teachers from secondary schools in Lagos, Lagos State Ministry of Youth and social development, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Education district IV, Yaba, Lagos Sports Commission, Surulere Local Government Area. At the stakeholder meeting, Oluwaseunfunmi Arasi, monitoring and evaluation manager of the foundation,…