The Federal Government has earmarked ₦11.76 billion in 2026 to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and industrial revitalisation, according to allocations in the Appropriations Bill.
Meet Salihu 'Blootooth': Empowering Youth and Shaping Nigeria's GSM Landscape
By Abdullahi S. Maiunguwa
It was sometime in 2002, during the early days of Nigeria’s GSM revolution, when mobile phones had just begun trending like the latest fashion accessory. One afternoon, my secretary ushered in a...
Wema Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to empower 800,000 Nigerian businesses.
OPS Businesses Lose N2.5trn to Administrative Bottlenecks – DG SMEDAN
Members of the Organised Private Sector, including the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, and the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture have expressed worry over the N2.5tn annual...
FG Set to Roll Out Renewed Hope Job Centres
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, has revealed that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Scale Entreprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), is set to roll out the...
Why SMEDAN Directs N5bn Loan Applicants to Submit CAC Certificate
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria has required N5bn beneficiaries to submit CAC Certificates so it can identify fake applicants and ensure funds are given to the right people.
With the new procedure,...
