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- 20 Nov 2020
NAICOM Sensitizes Kano MSMEs On Its Planned Micro Insurance
The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, and Star Sapphire have taken to sensitization programme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) start-ups in Kano state on it proposed Micro…
- 19 May 2022
Awabah Partners Stanbic on Micro Pension Inclusion
Awabah, Nigeria’s digital micro pension platform, has formed a strategic alliance with Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers to deepen micro pension inclusion across Nigeria. The announcement, made via…
- 26 Jun 2014
Oracle Adds Hospitality, Retail Tech Vendor with MICROS Acquisition
Oracle on Thursday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MICROS Systems, Inc., a provider of integrated software and hardware solutions to the Hospitality and…
- 20 Apr 2010
Understanding the Concept of Micro Insurance
The importance of micro insurance in bailing Nigerian out of its low insurance esteem cannot be over estimated. In recent times, the practice has been receiving tremendous support among operators.…
- 3 May 2021
CBN, Stakeholders Seek Collaboration among MFBs on Micro-insurance
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and financial sector experts have called for collaborative efforts among microfinance banks (MFBs) in order to promote micro-insurance as a tool for deepening…
- 14 Jun 2023
PenCom, PFAs Identify Challenges to Micro Pension Implementation in Nigeria
Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and the National Pension Commission (PenCom) have highlighted the challenges they have faced in their efforts to smoothly push the federal government’s Micro…
- 15 Nov 2023
PenCom Urges Small Businesses to Embrace Micro Pension Plan Value
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has stressed the need for small-scale business operators to embrace its Micro Pension plan for their benefit. PenCom made the call at the just concluded Lagos…
- 3 Jul 2014
Trend Micro Opens Shop in Nigerian
Trend Micro, a global leader in IT security solutions, is pleased to announce that it will be extending its presence into Africa with the opening of offices and the appointment of an official…
- 3 Jun 2022
Empowering Micro Businesses in the Informal Sector to Overcome Supply, Profit Challenges
The retail market in Nigeria consisting of micro businesses is worth over 100 billion dollars, reports have revealed. This sector makes up 50 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP),…
- 29 Jun 2022
Micro Businesses Overcoming the Challenges of Doing Business in Rural Areas
Contrary to the erroneous belief in some quarters that doing business in rural areas is immune from the common challenges that businesses generally face, reality is that micro business owners in…
- 16 Oct 2018
PenCom Develops ECRS IT Infrastructure for Micro Pension
National Pension Commission (PenCom) has developed the Enhanced Contributor Registration System (ECRS) to facilitate the enrolment of participants in the Micro Pension Scheme when the scheme is…
- 21 Nov 2022
PenCom Registers 84000 Contributors in Micro Pension Scheme
The National Pension Commission (PenCom), said it has registered a total of 84,000 contributors into the Micro Pension Scheme (MPP) as at September 2022. It added that the scheme witnessed a spike in…
- 14 Apr 2009
Amfi Network Trains Bayelsa Micro Credit Agency
The Bayelsa state government has engaged the service of a U.K based consultant company, Amfi Network to give orientation to the staff of the state Micro Credit Agency, on how to…
- 4 Oct 2020
Ericsson, Telenor Connexion Enable Sustainable Micro-factories with IoT Accelerator
Powered by Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion will provide global connectivity to Wayout's sustainable micro-factories starting in East Africa and expanding into the Middle East, Asia…
- 24 May 2024
New Research from Trend Micro Shows Cyberattacks Relied on Substance Over Size in 2023
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, has revealed that it blocked around 18 million email threats, almost two million malicious URLs and over four million malicious mobile apps…
- 26 Oct 2023
Trend Micro’s Device Blocks Malicious Mails Targeted @ Nigerians
Trend Micro Incorporated, global cybersecurity leader, has said it blocked more than 10 million email threats, over 800, 000 malicious Uniform Resource Locator (URLs) and almost 4, 500 malicious…
- 9 Jan 2013
CBN Commissions 37 Micro-finance Banks in Kano
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted licence to Kano State Government to establish 37 micro-finance banks in the state. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of CBN, while inaugurating the 37 banks…
- 2 Mar 2009
Micro Finance Bank Launches 250 Taxis in Enugu
The Umuchinemere Micro Finance Bank, Enugu has said it would commission 250 units of taxis to complement the state government’s effort to establish a sustainable and affordable transport…
- 27 Jun 2022
Technology Firms Provide more Opportunities for Micro Businesses in Rural Areas - Opaleye
B2B e-commerce platforms continue to provide increased access to products, for micro businesses in underserved areas as they expand their e-commerce services, reaching the retail market end in the…
- 5 Mar 2014
CBN Set to Liquidate 83 Micro Finance Banks
Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, managing director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, said yesterday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the liquidation of 83 licensed micro finance banks.…
- 5 May 2016
LAGS Partners Konga to Host 1st Micro Small & Medium Enterprises
The Lagos State Government has partnered with Nigeria' s largest online mall Konga.com to host the first ever Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) fair in Lagos for indigenous and local…
- 22 Aug 2022
E-commerce Platforms' Strides in Helping Micro Businesses Grow
Not a few micro business owners are experiencing more growth since the emergence of business to business (B2B) platforms that leverage technology to empower retailers to run profitable and…
- 9 Mar 2020
Access Bank Launches TraderLite for Micro SMEs
Access bank plc, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, has launched TraderLite, accounts that enables micro businesses, with turnover between N50, 000 – N1Million, operate their businesses with their…
- 4 Aug 2020
Phillips Consulting Launches Micro-Courses to Boost Learning for the Future of Work in Nigeria
In order to improve learning for the future of work in the country, Philips Consulting, has launched a microservices platform tagged Micro-Courses to help entrepreneurs, ideapreneurs and big…
- 18 Jun 2024
Trend Micro to Secure AI-Enabled Private Data Centres Worldwide
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced plans to demo a new data centre solution, using NVIDIA technology, for security-conscious business and government customers…
- 13 Nov 2012
CWG, MTN Out with Micro-Banking Software
CWG, MTN Out with Micro-Banking SoftwareMTN Business, in collaboration with ExpertEdge, the software division of the Pan African ICT Company, Computer Warehouse Group Limited (CWG), has successfully…
- 16 Jun 2022
How B2B e-commerce is Helping Micro Businesses Save Time, Energy, and Resources
Unlike the years where micro business owners in underserved areas face deprivation in accessing fast moving commodities and goods to sell to consumers due to factors such as: unavailable…
- 20 Jun 2022
NAICOM License Micro Insurance Institutions to Promotes Financial Inclusion
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has explained that its reason for issuing operating licenses to micro insurance institutions was to ensure that Nigerians at the grass roots were not left…
- 11 Sept 2016
MTN, MMI Holdings Launch ‘aYo’ Micro Insurance Venture
MTN Group and MMI Holdings has announced the launch of a micro insurance joint venture branded aYo, a joint venture that will benefit from the scale, combined expertise and market access of both…
- 9 Mar 2021
AfDB Approves $1.3 million Grants to Enhance Women’s Digital Access to Loans and Micro-insurance
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The…