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- 27 Oct 2015
Skye Bank Initiates “Pearl” for Women Entrepreneurs, Professionals
As part of its financial inclusion drive, Skye Bank has launched the “Skye Pearl” initiative to help its female customers unlock their potentials. The initiative which was unveiled at the weekend, is…
- 12 Mar 2021
Coca-cola Empowers Over 2 Million Women Entrepreneurs Across Africa through 5by20 Initiative
The Coca-Cola Company and its partners are proud to celebrate exceeding our 5by20 goal by enabling the economic empowerment of more than 6 million women around the world. 34% (just over 2 million) of…
- 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…
- 5 Dec 2022
Seedstars Launches a Program for Women-led Startups that Support Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Seedstars’s Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) program is calling for women-led small to medium enterprises (WSMEs) as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship support programs…
- 1 Feb 2026
Alakija's Flourish Africa Provides N300m Grants for Women Entrepreneurs
Flourish Africa, a women-focused empowerment initiative founded by Apostle Folorunsho Alakija, has rolled out N300m in grants for women entrepreneurs across the country, following a rigorous national…
- 8 Apr 2026
How Sterling Bank Is Empowering 1m Women with ₦500Bn
Sterling Bank, through its women focused initiative, OneWoman, convened a powerful gathering of women entrepreneurs, development finance institutions, ecosystem leaders, and business stakeholders at…
- 24 Oct 2017
Importance of Financing Women-Owned MSMEs in Global Supply Chain
By Omokehinde Adebanjo There is significant evidence that women are the glue that hold their families, communities and even local economies together all over the world. What I find enlightening is…
- 15 Feb 2026
BOI, MTN Foundation Unveil N1Bn Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
Bank of Industry (BoI) and the MTN Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a N1bn Matching Fund to expand access to finance and capacity building for women-led micro…
- 16 Jun 2021
More than 50% of Jumia Sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are Women Entrepreneurs
Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and e-commerce in Africa, the first research of its…
- 11 May 2023
Visa, African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF) Unveil Recipients of Funding to Empower African women
Three women fund managers from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have been selected to receive Visa’s grant funding from the African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF), a collaboration between…
- 6 May 2026
FCMB Opens Applications for Zero-Interest Loans of Up to ₦10m for Women Entrepreneurs
First City Monument Bank has opened applications for a new round of its SheVentures programme, offering zero-interest loans of up to ₦10 million to women entrepreneurs to improve access to working…
- 7 Nov 2022
AfDB, FCMB Sign $50m Agreement to Boost Access to Finance for Women-Owned Businesses
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for a $50 million line of credit to support access to finance for small and medium-sized and…
- 12 Jun 2015
Heritage Bank Canvasses Support for Women Entrepreneurs
For the nation to achieve desired economic growth and stability in the medium to long term, more efforts would have to be devoted to empowerment of women entrepreneurs. This was the major view…
- 18 Mar 2026
BoI, MTN Foundation Launch N1Bn Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
Bank of Industry (BoI) and MTN Nigeria Foundation have launched a N1 billion Y’ellopreneur 3.0 Matching Fund to support women-owned businesses across Nigeria. The fund was launched at the official…
- 20 May 2017
P&G Nigeria, WeConnect Train Over 50 Women Entrepreneurs
Procter & Gamble, a leading FMCG company in Nigeria, has further shown its commitment to Gender Equality and Supplier Diversity through its partnership with WeConnect International in Nigeria to…
- 18 Aug 2025
UBA Secures N5Bn BoI Fund to Boost Women Entrepreneurs, Others
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has secured a N5 billion loan facility from the Bank of Industry (BOI) to strengthen Nigeria’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with a special focus on…
- 11 Apr 2024
AfDB, AGF Partner on Female Entrepreneurs’ Access to Finance
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have brought the curtain down on the AFAWA Finance Series Togo conference, a keynote event aimed at promoting a better…
- 31 Mar 2025
FundQuest Empowers Women Entrepreneurs, Fueling Economic Growth
FundQuest Financial Services Limited marked this year’s International Women’s Month with a renewed commitment to economic empowerment, hosting the inaugural FundHER by FundQuest Conference. This…
- 6 Jul 2026
Beyondsurface Hairhub Equips Women Entrepreneurs with Practical Business Structure Skills at Free Lagos Seminar
Beyondsurface Hairhub successfully hosted the maiden edition of the Beyond The Strands Business Seminar (BTS 2026) on June 30, 2026 at TheWrkoutHub, Lagos, under the theme "Business Structure Made…
- 15 Sept 2025
Fidelity Bank Begins Disbursement of FG’s MSME Intervention Fund, Prioritizes Women Entrepreneurs
Fidelity Bank Plc, a Tier One lender, has begun disbursing the Federal Government of Nigeria’s MSME Intervention Funds, managed by the Bank of Industry, targeting qualified SMEs with a special…
- 24 Jun 2021
Coven Works, Shecluded Partner to Lift Tech Women with Financing Options
A US-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) educational FinTech firm, Coven Works Inc, is partnering with Shecluded to provide easy access to financing options for women who want to commence their career…
- 5 Mar 2014
IFC, Goldman Sachs Launch $600M Global Facility for Female Entrepreneurs
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women program launched a $600 million global facility that will increase access to finance to as many as 100,000 women entrepreneurs in…
- 13 Jul 2021
AfDB Bolsters Women-empowered Businesses with $50 million Loan to FCMB
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel to local enterprises and women-empowered businesses…
- 21 Nov 2016
AfDB, EIB Launch Initiative to boost Innovative Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Boost Africa Initiative, a unique partnership in support of innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa has been launched on Monday, in Abidjan by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African…
- 28 Oct 2025
The Alternative Bank, Utiva Partner on Scholarships to Boost Digital Skills for Women
The Alternative Bank (‘AltBank’) has announced the launch of The Alternative Bank-Utiva Women in Tech Scholarship, a landmark initiative designed to empower women entrepreneurs with digital skills,…
- 10 Mar 2022
TD Africa Fetes Female Entrepreneurs on 2022 Int’l Women’s Day
Women have been urged to wake up to the myriad of opportunities presented by a rapidly evolving 21st Century and take their rightful places in the highly competitive business environment, while…
- 18 Dec 2018
5 Ways to Remove the Gender Barrier to Entrepreneurship
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Normally, being an entrepreneur has quite a lot of challenges. Entrepreneurial activity among women continues to attract attention in Nigeria and indeed Africa. However, despite…
- 8 May 2026
AfDB Approves $61m Package to Boost Women-led Businesses in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $61 million financing package for the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to expand access to affordable credit for…
- 24 Jun 2019
AfDB Hosts Masterclass on Women’s Skills in Business Development
The fourth Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA)/Entreprenarium masterclass began Monday in Pretoria, South Africa, aimed at improving women’s skills in business development and…
- 20 Mar 2025
BOI Launches N10Bn GLOW Fund for Female Entrepreneurs
Bank of Industry (BOI) has launched a special intervention programme, Project Guaranteed Loans for Women (GLOW), valued at ₦10 billion to support female entrepreneurs across the country. The…