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- 27 Mar 2018
BoI to Train 3,000 NYSC Members Annually on Entrepreneurship Skills
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it will train 3,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on entrepreneurship skills annually under the Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) programme. Mr Kayode…
- 22 Jul 2026
Uzodimma Commends NASENI as Agency Commissions Skills Acquisition Centre in Imo
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has commended the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for expanding access to technology-driven skills with the inauguration of a Skills…
- 5 Apr 2021
Entrepreneurship Skills for Growth-Orientated Start-Ups
By Michael Oludare Fueled by the mass adoption of digital technologies, the globalization of markets, and demographic shifts, the world of work is rapidly changing. The days of learning as one…
- 10 Apr 2020
Ani, SA to Enugu Governor on ICT Urges Youths on Digital Skills Acquisition
Youths should not allow themselves to be carried away by the aphorism as ‘leaders of tomorrow’ rather they should embrace entrepreneurship and digital skills to remain relevant in the future economy.…
- 3 Sept 2026
Business Leaders Weigh In on Nigeria’s Economic Growth as FG Launches $1bn HOPE-SP Scheme
Business leaders in Nigeria’s private sector have called for greater emphasis on skills acquisition, entrepreneurship and individual initiative to complement government social protection programmes and drive sustainable economic growth.
- 7 Mar 2024
Unity Bank Upgrades Corpreneurship Prize Money to N16M Per Stream as 30 New Winners Emerge
In a bid to boost start-up capital and place more resources at the disposal of aspiring young entrepreneurs in Nigeria, retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has increased the prize money for winners of its…
- 18 Dec 2015
NITDA Awards ICT Innovation Prizes to Outstanding NYSC Members
To deepen its work of supporting innovations in the ecosystem in Nigeria, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a subsidiary under National Information Technology Development…
- 9 Jul 2024
Unity Bank Empowers 400 Fresh Graduates, Invests Over N100 Million in Corpreneurhip Challenge
No fewer than 400 fresh graduates have benefited from Unity Bank’s entrepreneurship development initiative, also known as Corpreneurship Challenge over the past five years. This reflects the Bank’s…
- 11 Feb 2026
OAU, UNN Graduates Top Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge Across 10 States
Unity Bank Plc has announced winners in the 27th edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, also known as Corpreneurship Challenge, following the conclusion of Business Pitch at…
- 5 Jul 2022
Unity Bank Dangles N10m Grant on Winners of Corpreneurship Challenge
Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative,…
- 21 Dec 2021
Unity Bank Gets NYSC Recognition, Wins Icon of Youth Empowerment Award
In recognition of Unity Bank Plc’s contribution to the growth of entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has named the lender “Icon of Youth Empowerment” in an…
- 28 Jun 2026
Want a Business Loan Without Interest? SMEDAN Launches N500m Fund
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has secured a 12 million-dollar commitment from the South Korean Government to establish a Skills Acquisition Centre in Abuja to…
- 1 Jan 2019
Edo to Boost Activities of MSMEs with Production Centres
In a concerted effort to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state for increased productivity, the Edo State Government through its skills development platform, EdoJobs, with…
- 22 Jan 2015
HarvestPlus Trains NYSC Members on Biofortified Staple Crops, Others
HarvestPlus Nigeria has intensified effort to reach out to as many Nigerians as possible by engaging young school leavers with a view to making them partners through sustainable agricultural…
- 12 Feb 2024
ALX Partners Institute of Continuing Legal Education, LSETF, HFM to Empower Tech Careers
Nigeria tech career accelerator, has announced strategic partnerships with the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and…
- 28 Jun 2026
NASENI Begins Nationwide Empowerment Programme, Targets Youth Job Creation
Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON, has flagged-off a nationwide community empowerment programme in science, technology, skills acquisition and renewable energy for youth and women championed by the…
- 3 Dec 2023
NITDA Tips AI to Power Future Economy
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool that can power the economy in the near future. Yau Garba, national director, National…
- 3 Jul 2023
NYSC Commend Polaris Bank, Nerdzfactory for empowering Corpers with Digital Skills
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) commends Polaris Bank and Nerdzfactory for their remarkable efforts in empowering Nigerian corps members with essential digital skills through the Digicorper…
- 28 Jun 2022
Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge: Delta, Rivers Corps Members Listed to Benefit from N10m Business Grant
Unity Bank’s flagship Entrepreneurial Development Initiative, Corpreneurship Challenge, is set to return for the 8th edition across 10 locations in Nigeria, including a debut in Delta and Rivers…
- 23 Oct 2025
100 Level Student Wins New Car as MTN Concludes Campus Invasion in Benue State
An excited Elizabeth Aka, a 100-level student of the faculty of arts received a brand-new car gift during the MTN Campus Invasion at the |Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM),…
- 11 Jan 2022
NYSC, Bowen University Honour New Horizons, CEO For Youth Empowerment
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State have honoured New Horizons Nigeria, the largest private sector information technology and e-business training company and…
- 14 Nov 2022
Unity Bank, Kitian Training Hub Partner to Empower Over 300 Youths with Digital Skills
In a bid to promote SDG 8 for decent work and economic growth, Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc is collaborating with Kitian Training Hub, an Ibadan-based career advice and skills acquisition training…
- 18 Feb 2024
Wema Bank Partners NYSC to Launch Nationwide Youth Empowerment Initiative
Wema Bank has joined forces with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to launch the NYSC-ALAT Accelerator Programme. The bank said the strategic partnership would enable smooth and profitable…
- 3 Dec 2023
Nigerians Urged to Embrace Entrepreneurship @ Adenuga Chair Lecture
To guarantee value creation in the country, Nigerians and governments at all levels have been urged to adopt a focus on "entepreneurship" as a matter of policy and conscious desire. In addition to…
- 9 Sept 2022
DBN Offers Free Entrepreneurship Training Program for MSME
Thousands of Nigerian Micro, Small, and Medium Businesses (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the free entrepreneurship program being offered by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc. The free…
- 7 Dec 2022
Pantami Harps on Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship as Panacea to Youth Unemployment
Professor Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has disclosed that the solution to youth unemployment in Nigeria is to focus on digital innovation and entrepreneurship.…
- 27 Jun 2021
Tech4Dev Inks MoU with Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to Upskill 36,000 Youths in One Year
The rate of unemployment in Nigeria has been on an upward trend over the past couple of years. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Nigerian economy suffered another…
- 23 Mar 2021
ITF Seeks Investment Support for Locally Made Smartphones
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) is seeking the support of investors in the production of locally made Smartphones in the country. Joseph Ari, director general/ chief executive officer of ITF, stated…
- 30 Sept 2014
MainOne Backs 1st DEMO Africa Conference in Nigeria
MainOne, West Africa’s leading provider of business communications recently bolstered its commitment to entrepreneurship and technology development in Africa at the Demo Africa conference, held in…
- 13 Aug 2016
Oando Marketing to Train 500 Mechanics Under 3rd Edition ‘Oleum Academy’
Oando Marketing, leading supplier and distributor of refined petroleum products, in its commitment to empower and train mechanics in our society has commenced the third edition of its Oleum Academy…