In accordance with the arrangements of President Goodluck Jonathan to guarantee independence in nourishment creation, Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) Dr. Gloria Elemo uncovered the organization had outlined and protected a plant for the motorized ...
Read More »GEJ launches $50m Venture Capital Fund – YouWin
In his longing to make more occupations for Nigerians and extend the economy, President Goodluck Jonathan dispatched a $50million Venture Capital Fund known as the Youwin Small and Medium Enterprise Fund. The store was dispatched alongside the fourth round of the ...
Read More »Photos from Winners of EasyBusiness Millionaires Hunt meet Etisalat CEO
Winners of the last edition of the Etisalat Easybusiness Millionaires Hunt, an SME initiative recently paid a courtesy stop by at the CEO, Matthew Willsher. Three of the ten entrepreneurs who won 2million Naira each, Idongesit Umoh, a style entrepreneur, Oluyomi ...
Read More »With $25BN, Dangote Becomes First African Man Amongst 25 Richest People On Earth
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has moved up 20 spots to end up being the 23rd richest man on earth! This is announced today when Forbes released their annual Richest People In The World List. Dangote’s net worth is currently $25 ...
Read More »Airbus Announces Chinese (CALC) Deal for 100 New Aircraft
Airbus has announced a preliminary contract to provide the China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) with 100 A320 airplanes, in a package worth around $10.2 billion. “When a leading leasing company, CALC, serving customers in the world’s fastest growing, dynamic aviation ...
Read More »Standards Organization of Nigeria to Carry Out Free Certification for SME Products
In accordance with the agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan to make certain Nigerian products are globally competitive, the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has pledged to carry out the certification of products of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for free. This pledge ...
Read More »Farmers Get 22.5 metric tonnes Improved Potato Seeds
Consistent with President Goodluck Jonathan’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI) approved 22.5 metric tonnes improved potato seeds to combat potato blight in Plateau State and Nigeria ...
Read More »Rice Sector Attracts 256 Billion Naira Investments
The rice sector revolution introduced by President Goodluck Jonathan has attracted over N256 billion worth of investment within the last three years. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Akinwumi Adesina revealed this throughout the signing of a Memorandum of ...
Read More »Sugar Sector: Private Investments Hit 500 Billion Naira — FG
In accordance with President Goodluck Jonathan’s Nigeria Sugar Master Plan(NSMP) over N500billion in private sector investments have now been attracted. This is disclosed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Mr. Olusegun Aganga. He added that within 2 yrs ...
Read More »Federal gov. Targets 20m Tonnes of Domestic Food Production by 2015
Leader Goodluck Jonathan has indicated his administration’s ability to boost domestic food creation by extra 20 million million tonnes for the population and produce about 3.5 million jobs by 2015. In line with the Leader, who talked at the start ...
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