No respite for MSMEs with new MPR
After the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting last Monday, Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria’s central bank governor,…
Non-oil export: How Nigerian firms lost out in 2015
As reported exclusively by BusinessDay, the value of Nigeria’s non-oil export in 2015 fell by 59 percent, from…
Why Nigerian Entrepreneurs should solve other problems…
Nigeria’s vibrant e-commerce sector stifles innovation? How? And what can entrepreneurs do about this? Dotun…
BoI, First Bank, AGDC set to raise 1m new entrepreneurs
The Bank of Industry (BoI), First Bank of Nigeria Limited and the Afterschool Graduate Development Centre (AGDC)…
‘Indian manufacturers, other investors are interested in…
Vyas Deo Choudhary is the head of chancery, High Commission of India in Lagos. Choudhary tells ODINAKA ANUDU how…
‘We need to support young start-ups by buying what they…
Arilomo Olarenwaju is the chief executive officer of Arilane Global Ventures, a small-scale footwear-making firm.…
Lagos and Ogun as investment hubs
In Nigeria, Lagos State has peculiar attributes that have enabled it to transcend its status as one of the 35 other…
X-raying the role of BDC sub-sector in economic…
Bureau de change (BDC) industry remains a critical sector in economic development and wealth creation. A…
Oil security seen at risk by IEA on `historic’…
An oil shock may be lurking around the corner as the price bust has hammered investment in future supply, according…
Bailout of states is not enough!
Following the bailout advanced to states in July 2015 and our estimation that such ad-hoc measure was not going to…
One thousand new African entrepreneurs join $100m tony…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) announces the selection of 1,000 entrepreneurs for the 2nd round of the Tony…
21st Century not for jobs, but entrepreneurship,…
The 21st Century is not for job search but for creativity, self-dependence, entrepreneurship and robotics, the…