naijapreneur™ https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Federal Government and South Korea Launch Abuja Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE) Project to Power Startups Lafarge Africa Officially Rebrands to HBM Nigeria Plc Following $1 Billion Takeover Wema Bank Partners with EIB Global to Launch €50 Million SME Investment Package Targeting Youth and Women OPay Expands Northern Footprint with New Corporate Office in Kaduna State WaterAid Nigeria and SMEDAN Empower Female Local Area Mechanics to Drive WASH Infrastructure Sustainability Dangote Refinery Appoints Zedcrest Securities to Lead Landmark IPO Listing on Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Paystack Shifts Focus Beyond Payments, Launches Small Business Program for Nigerian SMEs Lagos Explores Multi-Sector Partnerships at World Gastronomy Day to Build a Resilient Food Economy Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture Launches ‘Lagos Agrithon 2026’ with ₦200 Million Grant Pool FBN Holdings Concludes ₦29.6 Billion Private Placement Tranche to Back FirstBank’s ₦1 Trillion Capitalization Push Lagos Ministry of Agriculture Unveils Strategic Plan to Transition Culinary Arts into a Key Economic Driver Rivers State Government Partners PEBEC to Drive Ease of Doing Business and De-Risk Private Capital Inflows NCC and CAC Launch Joint Regulatory Framework Mandating Share Approval for Telecom Operators UNHCR and TGI Group Form Strategic Alliance to Launch WACOT Agri-Project in Benue and Cross River Chief Anthony Okafor Urges Students to Anchor Academic Degrees with Entrepreneurial Skills Standard Bank Group Targets Nigeria in $15.4 Billion SME and Intra-African Trade Push WBAF Investors Week: Stakeholders Push for Cross-Border Angel Financing as Capital Inflows to Tech Startups Hit 7-Year Low FG Partners with InternSify Africa to Deploy 3,000 Tech Instructors Across 36 States in ₦450 Million Monthly Job Drive Homepage VP Shettima to Unveil ₦3.6 Billion ITF Business Incubation Hub for Certified SUPA Artisans Trashverse Recycling Claims ₦2.5 Million Grand Prize as MTN Unveils ₦5 Million ‘Gathering’ Pitchathon in Aba Governor Otti Unveils Phase II Camp Expansion, Urges NYSC Batch ‘B’ Corps Members to Embrace Entrepreneurship Programs Flutterwave and ASIF Partner with Lawmakers to Deploy ₦72 Million in Seed Capital to 149 Entrepreneurs DBN Secures €200 Million Global Gateway Fund from EIB to Finance Climate, Agritech, and Digital Startups Flour Mills of Nigeria Deploys ₦45 Billion Redistribution Fund at 2026 Golden Penny Dealers Conference 81% of Nigerian SMEs Signal Growth Optimism as Founders Push for Dedicated Business Credit Lines Federal Government Launches ‘FreeTV’ Digital Platform at NIGCOMSAT, Linking Broadcasting Overhaul to ₦1.3 Trillion Tech Growth Target Fuel Import Bill Plunges 87.5% as CBN Reports $4.98 Billion Balance of Payments Current Account Surplus Ex-NNPC Director Efiong Akan Unveils Landmark Book in Lagos, Sparking Fresh Debate Over Bakassi Economic Zone Stakeholders Call for Reform of Single-Digit Loan Rules as Risk Premiums Hit 40 Million MSMEs At UNIZIK Symposium, VFD Group CEO Nonso Okpala Urges Free-Market Credit Guarantees to De-Risk SME Bank Underwriting Kemi Adeosun, BOI Executive to Headlining FirstBank SMEConnect Masterclass on Credit Readiness Ecobank Absorbs Logistics Costs for 100+ Creative SMEs as Fifth Adire Lagos Fair Draws 30,000 Visitors OmoeKOH Injects ₦200 Million Into Lagos Youth Enterprise Network as State Rolls Out ₦10 Billion Accelerator Infrastructure Indigenous Retailer Grows Portfolio to 41 Stores Across 19 Cities Dee Utensils Spends ₦1.5 Million on Seed Grants as Inaugural Power Move Conference Packs Jos Event Hub Engr. Felix Ojih’s Consultancies Formalize Over 1,000 SMEs in Nationwide Compliance Drive Automated HR Systems and Payroll Finance Unlocked to Support Workforce Retention How Benjamin Ukaegbu is Scaling ACCESSFORTE and Cross-Border Enterprise Nodes Cardoso Unveils Nigeria Overnight Financing Rate (NOFR) in Foundational Shift Away from Subjective Interbank Estimations LSETF Marks Decadal Milestone: ₦15 Billion Disbursed to 20,000 SMEs as Loan Repayment Rate Hits 94.53% Proximaforte Executive Trashes Lack of Funding Narrative as Root Cause of Nigerian SME Failures Your Kairos Moment: How Smart Entrepreneurs Know When It’s Time to Act From International Relations to Clean Beauty Assets: How Ameera Abraham Scaled ‘The Nail Bar’ Against Capital and Grid Bottlenecks Myka Secures Pre-Seed Capital from Ventures Platform and TLcom to Digitise Nigeria’s Insurance Pipeline How Mouka Leverages Downstream Incentives and ‘World of Comfort’ Schemes to Lock In Channel Loyalty TikTok Commits $20,000 to Launch Digital Commerce Lab, Partnering with NITDA to Train Small Businesses Mata A Farka Incubator Launches in Abuja to Transition 100 Women-Led Nano Ventures into Formal Structures Why Systemic Friction and the ‘Illusion of Productivity’ Keep 37 Million Nigerian SMEs Trapped in Chaos Blog