Success story of an entrepreneur
An entrepreneur, Innocent Owujie, is launching Bitcoin market place for people to make money, DANIEL ESSIET reports. After founding several businesses, Eagle Mind Digital Palace Chief Executive,...
View ArticleMaking money from house innovations
Isamo Paints Chief Executive, Thompson Aniyom, is a fulfilled entrepreneur. His entry into paint production has fetched him money. He looks forward to transiting from a small business to a big...
View ArticleCBN cashless expo holds in Lagos
As Africa’s payment landscape is bursting with enterprise and innovation, that energy has inspired fresh engagement among youths. CardExpo2017 is planned to bring under one roof, for two days, a...
View ArticleCall for 2017 Women Green Fellowship applicants
Applications have been invited for the 2017 Women Green Fellowship Programme. The fellowship offers six months long fellowship experience for exceptional young Nigerian graduates, matching them with...
View ArticleHow Nigerians in Diaspora can overcome business hurdles
To investors, Nigeria is a business-friendly. But entrepreneurs in the diaspora face challenges in business development when they come home. At the African Management Services Company (AMSCO) business...
View ArticleTraining vital for entrepreneurs
Redeemed Christian Church of God, Promise Land Parish, Lagos Province 47, Ajah, Lagos State in collaboration with Excel Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited, is training and empowering more youths...
View ArticleLagos ‘boy’ turns Nasarawa rice farmer
A Lagos boy, Rotimi Williams is making waves in Nasarawa State as a rice farmer. He shares his success story at a forum organised by Agrihub and Agroentrepreneur, entrepreneurship capacities’ building...
View ArticleNigerian among Cartier Women’s Initiative Award finalists
Nigerian female entrepreneur and Co-founder/ Chief Executive Officer, mDoc, Nneka Mobisson , has emerged one of the finalists for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award. The laureates will be announced...
View ArticlePushing organic farming to centre stage
With chemical fertilisers becoming unpopular in crop farming, a young entrepreneur, Mayowa Oyinkanola, is championing the use of natural manure to grow crops. DANIEL ESSIET writes. Despite being a...
View ArticleSo that they can get jobs
Applicants need some skills to be employable. To help them out, Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment Mr. Babatunde Durosumni-Etti and other stakeholders are encouraging them to...
View Article‘How SMEs can raise finance’
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has launched a comprehensive initiative to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) aimed at helping them realise their growth potential. The bank’s Group Head, Strategy...
View ArticleRenewable energy: YouLead builds SMEs’ capacity
Small businesses rely heavily on generators to run their ventures as a result of irregular power supply in the country. This makes energy one of their highest cost heads, which invariably reduces their...
View ArticleEmpowering youths through food processing
A Lagos-based firm is working in collaboration with the Federal Government to train youths on tomato processing. The programme, which seeks to promote employment amongst the youth, especially those...
View ArticleCBN’s entrepreneurship centres to the rescue
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) established Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) to address rising youth unemployment through promotion and development of small enterprises. The Calabar, Cross...
View ArticleCouncil, others empower over 200 women
NO fewer than 200 women have benefited from an entrepreneurial/empowerment training held by Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The four-day event, which held at the council’s premises, was...
View Article‘Living from my art is my greatest success’
Chief Executive, Livon, Azuka Daco unleashes artistic passion by designing own’s line of clothing. The Fine Arts graduate says he simply needed to be free to pursue his true calling, DANIEL ESSIET...
View ArticleFostering entrepreneurship in yam production
Young entrepreneurs, Olisaeloka Peter Okocha and Samson Ogbole and Co- founders, PSNutrac are pushing a technology to enable Nigerians produce more yams for export. They shared their thoughts at a...
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Groundnut oil processing is profitable
Mercy Haruna Wakawa is making money through groundnut oil processing. DANIEL ESSIET met her Combining enterprise and passion in equal measure, Chief Executive Officer, Confianza Global Resources,...
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From organic waste to fuel
Converting organic waste into fuel is becoming big business. A Kwara State-based entrepreneur, Dolapo Olalekan, has got local machines that produce fuel from cow dung, poultry waste and organic matter....
View ArticleBraving odds in export trade
Nigerians are making a fortune from export. They have also diversified into commodities, such as vegetables, charcoal, cashew, cocoa and food stuff, DANIEL ESSIET reports. For some, commodities export...
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