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The Federal Government on Monday reiterated its commitment to lift more Nigerians, especially Ekiti residents out of poverty and unemployment this year.
The Manager, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in Ekiti, Mr Tomi Ikuomola gave the assurance at the closing of the agency’s training for entrepreneurs.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the entrepreneurship development training was tagged, “dentification of Business Opportunities’’.
Ikuomola said the training was aimed at sensitising Nigerians, especially Ekiti residents on business opportunities in order to lift them out of poverty and unemployment.
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.