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By Idowu Gabriel
Ikere(Ekiti State), Dec. 23, 2020 The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on Wednesday urged Nigerian women entrepreneurs to be the agents of change that would transform the nation’s economy.
SMEDAN South West Zonal Coordinator, Mr Gbenga Ogundeji, made the call during the disbursement of the Federal Government Grant to women entrepreneurs at Ikere-Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti state.
The programme entitled “Women In Self-Employment Programme,” (WISE-P) was aimed at training and assisting the beneficiaries with modern technology for business expansion.
Ogundeji, who reiterated the commitment of the agency at empowering the women for self-reliance, urged them to contribute their own quota to the development of the nation’s economy.