ARMTI to boost employment
The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) is taking steps to boost the national campaign for new agribusiness startups, and jobs in rural and urban areas for young people. It...
View ArticleGroup holds exhibition
A GROUP MindAfrica Leadership Initiative, has held an exhibition for over 400 pupils in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The event gave the under-18 pupils the opportunity to present their...
View ArticleMentoring walk for women entrepreneurs
For women trying to start a business, it can be a daunting prospect, which is why The Women Mentoring Women Network, hosted a mentoring walk for prospective women entrepreneurs in Calabar, the Cross...
View ArticleEmpowering artisans, tradesmen to boost economic growth
Young entrepreneurs, artisans and tradesmen are the source of innovation and key drivers for economic growth. Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment wants to provide an enabling...
View ArticleGroup holds forum Dec. 17
A gROUP, Startup Grind, will hold its end-of-the-year party on December 17 at Soul Lounge, The Palms Shopping Centre, Lekki, Lagos. Its Lagos Chapter Director, Uwem Uwemakpan, said the event would give...
View ArticleAgritech entrepreneurs for summit today
Africa Technology Summit’s Agritech Panel will hold in Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos today. Organised by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), it will train, mentor and invest in...
View ArticleAddressing the artisanship gap
Aware that an economy needs skilled men and women and that the lack of artisans can scuttle any government economic plan, the Lagos State government has held its seventh Tradesmen and Artisans’ Week...
View ArticleStitching up to success
She knew that the only way to fill the void in her spirit was to give her dream of being an interior designer a shot. Today, the Oyo State-based entrepreneur, Mrs Ngozi Maureen Ojiego, has designed her...
View ArticleGrowing an entrepreneurial culture in agri-tech
Entrepreneurs with scientific or technological ideas that could enhance agricultural productivity are being challenged to boost food production. It was the message at the just-concluded Africa...
View ArticleOnline furniture market place
Online furniture retailer Ndianabasi Udonkang shares tips for success. DANIEL ESSIET reports. Chief Executive, Furnish.NG, Ndianabasi Udonkang, has taken the industry by storm with an online furniture...
View ArticleSuccess story of a food entrepreneur
Nigeria has moved up the rank in entrepreneurship, thanks to entrepreneurs such as Mezuo Nwuneli, who believes it is time home-grown successful entrepreneurs began to invest their knowledge, expertise...
View ArticleSolving family business succession problem
Lack of a succession plan is a principal cause of the high failure rate among first and second generation family businesses. Engineering a successful transition was the focus of the first annual forum...
View Article‘Waste collection can boost economic growth’
A chieftain of Ogun State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OGUNCCIMA), Mrs. Cynthnia Saka, has said there were job opportunities in recycling . She said waste collection...
View ArticleYoung innovator helping farmers with low-cost machines
How a curious inventor has employed his ingenuity to design low-cost agricultural equipment thus boosting food production and creating jobs and advancing agro businesses . DANIEL ESSIET reports....
View ArticleA digital entrepreneur
The Sparkle Writer’s Hub founder Adedoyin Jaiyesimi is using technology and leveraging on blog to boost the digital economy. She has created opportunities for youngsters through the platform. DANIEL...
View ArticleTransforming lives
EIAO Global Services and Exit Strategist Inc. founder Mrs Ibukun Omololu knew she could no longer put off her dream to become a life coach. So, she took a leap of faith and started the business to...
View ArticleRecession as boost to shoe making
Young entrepreneurs are flourishing, despite the recession, DANIEL ESSIET reports. THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy on the allocation of foreign exhange which led to its scarcity is producing...
View ArticleAmazons turning waste to wealth
The campaign to use waste as a means of economic empowerment is being led by elite women, DANIEL ESSIET reports. n scrubby waste points tucked behind bustling marketplaces and undeveloped land in...
View ArticleHow I grew my chicken farm
With a background in agro entrepreneurship, Sipasi Ayodele is an ambitious innovator, who plans to resolve the country’s agricultural problems. He has used income from the farm to pay his school fees,...
View ArticlePassion for cooking
The prevailing harsh economy it has not killed the appetite for good food. Chief Executive, Fifi’s Food House, Onimim Fifi Karibo, runs a flourishing restaurant in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State...
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