The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on empowerment of Corps members. It describes SMEDAN as a critical stakeholder in its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, which has trained and empowered thousands of Corps Members to […]
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has urged Federal Government to adopt its One Local Government, One Product (OLOP) and Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) models as national emergency programmes. Dr Umaru Dikko, Director-General of SMEDAN, in an interview in Abuja on Thursday said that the two programmes if adopted would promote […]
Mrs Iyabo Ojogbede, the Oyo State Manager of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), says the agency trained more than 500 entrepreneurs in the state in 2019 to improve their productivity. Ojogbede stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday while speaking on the agency’s activities in 2019. Ondo partners CBN, SMEDAN to train […]
In a bid to promote transparency among the staff of the agency, The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, (SMEDAN) has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU). While inaugurating the unit, Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda, charged staff of the agency to be fully involved in breaking the corruption chain. […]
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said that its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) “Market Linkage” initiative was designed to connect MSMEs to larger companies to boost economic growth. Mr. Emeka Offor, Director, Strategic Communications Department, NIPC, said this on Thursday in Abuja. Offor made this known at the stakeholders’ engagement for the […]