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Funding, Facility Upgrade: DG VON Solicits National Assembly’s Support 


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The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Jibrin Baba Ndace, has solicited the support of the National Assembly for adequate funding of the corporation to enable it compete favourably among its contemporaries. Speaking during an…

Nigerian Government Restructures Financing Models to Enhance Gas Insustry


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The Minister of State for Gas and Petroleum Resources, Mr Obongemem Ekpo says financing models are being restructured to enhance the Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG and Compressed Natural Gas, CNG insustry for domestic markets and regional…

High cost of manufacturing hinders manufacturers’ access to funding – BoI


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TheBank of Industry in Nigeria has said high cost of doing business and other challenges are major reasons why manufacturers lack access to financing options. The Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Olukayode Pitan, said this…

ACCI, SMEDAN, Partner on Funding for SMEs


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The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it would collaborate with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Centre for Strategic Enterprise Development (CSED) on the upcoming Small Medium…

New grant to boost African comedians with funding, mentorship


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Narrative change organization Africa No Filter,  announced a new fund aimed at boosting the careers of emerging African comedians. The Africa No Filter Comedy Lab will fund comedians who use humour to tell exciting and fresh stories of…

Stop funding new gas projects in Africa- Climate activists


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Activists attending the COP27 climate conference in Egypt held a demonstration, calling on countries to stop funding new gas projects in Africa. Faced with an energy crisis because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, western nations have been…

Tourism association calls for budgetary increase and investment


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Nigeria is reminded to raise her investment and funding for the tourism sector budgetary allocation. This statement was made by the President Federation of Tourism association of Nigeria, FTAN, Mr. Nkereuwem Onung in Lagos, at an event…

2023: “Funding political parties isn’t fashionable” – Gbajabiamila


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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that it is not fashionable to expect the Federal Government to fund political parties at this critical period of Nigeria's democratic advancement. He made the…

Unity Bank extends additional funding to maize farmers


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Nigerian Unity Bank Plc says it will provide additional funding to no fewer than 120,000 smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in the 2021 wet season farming in the nation. Managing director/Chief Executive Officer, Tomi Somefun,…

UNOCHA faces funding gap to meet humanitarian needs


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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said it is facing a funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. "Only 56 percent of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars needed to…