The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has revealed that it created a total of 90,160 jobs for unemployed youths in the first quarter of 2025. The agency also said it supported more than 116,000 entrepreneurs nationwide with vital resources, including training, access to finance and markets, and the distribution of work tools. It attributed the milestone …

The Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Charles Odii, on Friday, expressed the readiness of the agency to champion the current administration’s economic prosperity agenda, particularly by addressing obstacles hindering SME growth and protecting them from inflationary pressure. This was as he disclosed plans to create an enabling environment for the smooth operation of …

No fewer than 200,000 small-scale businesses have signified their interest in obtaining credit facilities worth N5 billion from the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). This follows an agreement signed by the agency in partnership with Sterling Bank to disburse loan options ranging from N250,000 to N2,500,000 at a single-digit interest rate of nine per cent, facilitating …

The governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has announced a partnership between the state government and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), aimed at boosting Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state with a N1 billion matching fund. Mbah disclosed this in a post he shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, @PNMbah. …