SON, GAIN train food SMEs on fortification to cut malnutrition and open new markets
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has partnered with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to deliver a targeted two-day training programme for small and... Read more.
BOI, EIB seal €135m deal to channel EU-backed financing Nigerian agribusiness
The Bank of Industry and European Investment Bank have signed two financing agreements totalling €135 million, channelling EU-backed capital directly into Nigeria’s... Read more.
Union Bank wins Best SME Growth Banking Initiatives award
Union Bank of Nigeria has been named winner of the Best SME Growth Banking Initiatives Award at the sixth Nigeria National SME Business Awards, held on 30 April... Read more.
WAWU Africa opens applications for N250,000 startup grants for Nigerian entrepreneurs
WAWU Africa has announced a new grant programme that will distribute ₦250,000 each to 20 Nigerian entrepreneurs in June 2026, as part of the organisation’s... Read more.
Credit Direct launches financial literacy series to tackle SME cash flow failures
Credit Direct, Nigeria’s leading embedded finance company, has launched a practitioner-led financial literacy initiative called Money Talks, aimed at addressing... Read more.
Rising costs push Nigerian SMEs deeper into survival mode
Small and medium-sized enterprises across Nigeria are facing an intensifying combination of cost pressures that is forcing many to scale back operations, cut staff,... Read more.
Sundry Markets awards N10m grants to three businesses at Retail Ready 1.0 MSME fair
Sundry Markets Limited has awarded a combined N10 million in grants to three emerging businesses through its inaugural Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises fair,... Read more.
DMO opens FGN savings bond at 14 percent, targeting retail investors and SMEs
The Debt Management Office has launched the May 2026 Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond, offering retail investors and small business owners returns of up... Read more.
Polaris Bank, NACCIMA inaugurate Export Express Support Centre to scale non-oil trade
Polaris Bank and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture have inaugurated an Export Express Support Centre at the NACCIMA... Read more.
How Nigerian, African lenders are rethinking SME credit by ditching traditional collateral
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in how financial institutions across Nigeria and the broader African continent assess small businesses for credit. Rather... Read more.
