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- 17 Nov 2015
Sasware Partners EDC for 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Week
Sasware, the technology investment subsidiary of Signal Alliance is partnering the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) for the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) which kicked off in Lagos last…
- 19 Nov 2016
Global Entrepreneurship Week: Diamond Bank Partners EDC for Entrepreneurial Capacity
As part of its commitment to building and supporting economic growth and development in the country, Diamond Bank, in partnership with Pan-Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre (EDC),…
- 24 Mar 2023
Unity Bank Holds Financial Literacy Training for Students to Mark Global Money Week
Unity Bank Plc has facilitated financial literacy training in thirty-one schools across Nigeria as part of the lender’s activities marking Global Money Week, 2023. L-R: Aliu Osenimega, Zonal Service…
- 24 Jul 2015
Mobile Survey Targets 1,000 Entrepreneurs Across 5 African Countries
As U.S. President Barack Obama’s visits Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GeoPoll, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the U.S. State Department released a survey of 1,000 business…
- 17 Sept 2015
2 Nigerians among 12 Finalists for Anzisha Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurs
African Leadership Academy in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation has announced 12 accomplished young entrepreneurs, among them two Nigerians, as finalists for the 2015 Anzisha Prize.…
- 10 May 2021
GoDoHub Announces Advisory Board Members, Welcomes New Executive Director
GoDo Hub on Monday announced its Advisory Board Members that would pilot its drive to building next generation of African Innovators. This group of outstanding personalities bring with them insights…
- 25 Jun 2025
Keystone Bank, Enterprise Devt Centre Sign MoU To Empower SMEs ln Nigeria
Keystone Bank Limited and the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic University have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),…
- 9 Apr 2026
Polaris Bank Targets Youth with Financial Literacy Drive
As conversations around money become more complex in a fast-evolving digital world, the need to Building Financially Smart Future and equip young people with the right financial knowledge, has never…
- 11 Nov 2025
Top 10 Finalists Set to Showcase Groundbreaking Student Innovations at COUCH 2025 Grand Finale
The stage is set for the grand finale of the Coderina University Challenge (COUCH), as the Top 10 student-led innovation teams converge at the National Universities Commission (NUC) Secretariat,…
- 7 Apr 2017
FBN Merchant Bank Enlightens Teachers, Students on Savings, Investment
In line with the commitment to promote financial literacy and encourage a strong savings culture among children, FBN Merchant Bank Limited, a subsidiary of the FBN Holdings Plc, educated the students…
- 8 Jul 2013
US Firms Buy into Power Africa Initiative
Power Africa Initiative inspires US firms to step up and take action in Rapid Growth Economies of Frontier Nations such as South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Liberia, and others. President Obama gives…
- 6 Feb 2024
FCMB Launches Accelerator Programme to Empower One Million SMEs
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched an accelerator programme to upskill and grow over one million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. Partnering with SkillPaddy and other…
- 18 Nov 2025
Udeh, Fasua, Liman Poised to Inspire Students as COUCH 2025 Finalists Converge in Abuja
Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem will take center stage on 20 November 2025, as the top 10 student-led innovation teams from tertiary institutions across the country gather at the National Universities…
- 6 Sept 2013
Etisalat Partners Brimass on Leadership Seminar for SMEs
Etisalat in partnership with Brimass Limited hosted a section of entrepreneurs, executives, business owners and other decision makers to an interactive leadership seminar with Leadership Expert and…
- 29 Jul 2015
OPIC, Microsoft begin Financing Discussions with Kenya’s Mawingu Networks
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, yesterday signed a mandate letter to begin financing discussions with Mawingu Networks, a…
- 26 Dec 2024
Corporate Blackmail, My Story as a Case Study, by Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman Zinox Group
At an end-of-year inspirational talk delivered on 14th December, 2024 to his select mentees of young entrepreneurs in Nigeria monitored in Lagos, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh advised them not to lose hope in…
- 14 Aug 2018
4th Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum Holds October
Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum.…
- 25 Jul 2016
Sage Summit 2016 Host 15,000 Entrepreneurs, SMEs
Sage, a market leader in cloud accounting software, welcome over 15,000 entrepreneurs and Small & Medium business owners from around the world to Chicago for this year’s Sage Summit, the world’s…
- 29 Jan 2013
Okere, CWG Boss Brings “Lean Launch Pad” Class to Nigeria
Austin Okere, group chief executive, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), just back from Columbia Business School, New York, where he participated as an instructor at the Steve Blank “Lean Launch Pad”…
- 30 Apr 2019
BOWEN University Students Develops App To Solve Security Challenge
Bowen University of the Nigerian Baptist Convention radically challenged the status-quo recently when it formally launched its specialized Innovation and Entrepreneurship Revolution Hub, at a…
- 22 Mar 2015
Microsoft, Fate Foundation & MaraMentors to Assist Youths via Cloudprenuer
The trio of Microsoft Nigeria, Fate Foundation and Maramentors, have aligned together to better the worth of many youths in the country. According to Bureau of Statistics, over four million youths in…
- 26 Jul 2015
Airbnb Plans to Expand Further Across African
Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced its plans to explore the sharing economy’s impact and expansion, particularly on the African continent, which represents a…
- 26 May 2013
Okere, CWG Boss Becomes CBS Entrepreneur in Residence
Austin Okere, group chief executive officer of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) just back guest lecturing at Columbia Business School’s Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center and Massachusetts Institute…
- 23 Nov 2015
NITDA, DWTC Engage NIPC, Other Stakeholders to Promote ICT Startups
As part of its desire to further cement its relationship with the Nigerian government and other stakeholders through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Dubai World…
- 2 Apr 2015
Heritage Bank Charges Students on Money Management Skills
Heritage Bank has advised students to take full advantage of the Financial Literacy Campaign being championed through partnership between the Central Bank of Nigeria and other banks in the country to…
- 31 Mar 2017
First Bank MD Warns Against Home Banking
Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria has advised Nigerians who have resorted to home banking to cultivate the habit of saving their monies in the conventional bank for future…
- 15 Oct 2015
ITU Telecom World 2015 Shines Spotlight on Global Innovation
In an action-packed programme of workshops, pitching sessions and collaborations, ITU Telecom World 2015 Young Innovators Competition winners networked, shared ideas and benefited from expert…
- 29 Sept 2017
CEIBS at AGM, Induction Craves Development, Innovation In Nigeria
By peter oluka The Nigerian chapter of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Alumni held their annual general meeting and induction ceremony at the City Mall in Lagos, Nigeria. CEIBS…
- 2 Oct 2024
DBN, Grand Africa Initiative Partner to Empower 350 Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs
Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) and the Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) have announced the launch of the third edition of the GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women in Nigeria. This…
- 28 Sept 2020
Pantami to Deliver Keynote at NIS 2020; Other Speakers Unveiled
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy (Nigeria), will deliver the keynote at this year’s Nigeria Innovation Summit dubbed the Nigeria Innovation Week 2020.…