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Emeka Osuji
Microfinance and social protection programmes in…
Microfinancing and social protection programmes have a commonality of purpose – the amelioration of the…
Microfinance and the challenge of failing states
The problem of poverty in Nigeria is not abating. At best it is getting worse and at worst it has gone beyond our…
SMEs: It’s time to stop flying blind
The past few years have seen considerable emphasis on the need to develop the Micro, Small and medium Enterprises…
SME-focused industrialization and fiscal federalism
It was John Santayana, the Spanish philosopher and novelist who was credited with the saying that those who do not…
Launch of MSME clinic: A tonic for the made-in-Aba…
The federal government recently launched what it called the MSME Clinic – a nationwide interactive programme of…
Failed local government system hurts SME development
SMEs are predominantly grassroots organizations, whether they locate in the city or in the village. The informal…
Of MSMEs and clapping with one hand
One of the key attractions of the informal or SME sector is independence. In fact, it is the search for this…
ERPG: A vote for SME-focused industrialization
Now that we are about to reboot the Nigerian economic system through the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP),…
Economic independence in a dependent economy
In his opening statement in the Social Contract, Rousseau noted that man was born free but is everywhere in chains.…
Capital adequacy and the finance of micro financiers
Capital is very important, not only in banking but also in other commercial sectors of the economy. For a bank,…
SMEs must wake up to loss prevention
It appears the Small and Medium Enterprises sector has a lot to learn from the bankers in regard to risk…
Pilfering in SMEs: a long hard battle for operators
For too long, we have focused on the challenge of finance and enabling environment for SMEs to operate in Nigeria.…