As Nigeria faces a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, CBN’s COVID-19 loan hangs in the balance for small businesses; Small business owners share mixed feelings over the disbursement of CBN’s ₦50bn COVID-19 credit facility; Lagos, Abuja lead COVID-19 SME beneficiaries’…
Industries producing essential and non-essential goods in Kano State which closed down their operations at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic are yet to recover from the impact and return to normal businesses, WikkiTimes’ investigations reveal. From manufacturers of plastic…
The disruption of Covid-19 has fueled some enterprising responses from Nigerians who are creating a new normal from emerging opportunities. TEMITAYO AYETOTO reports. There is no doubt that the outbreak of the coronavirus has resulted in a public health catastrophe,…
Micro Small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the important driving forces for economic growth of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. They occupy an important position in the economic development of any country, especially in the case of Nigeria, which is…
The Dangote Industries Limited, promoter of the multi-billion dollars refinery project in Lagos, has said the federal government exempted its fertiliser plant from the movement restrictions and the ban placed on mass assembly across the country. President Buhari had, on…
Weeks after, many traders and marketers of food stuff and other essential commodities across Bauchi state are yet to comply with the price reduction order, the government negotiated with them to cushion the hardship caused by Covid-19 lockdown. Earlier in…
Bukola Adeniji, 39, has a simple invitation to treat strategically etched on her Whatsapp status: “Cakes for birthday and valentine. Call 08068078439.” The visually impaired entrepreneur actually does more than that to survive the harsh conditions that persons living with…
The plight of many daily income earners amid the coronavirus pandemic and its adverse effect on small scale businesses were examined in this story, which also considers government’s efforts in providing palliatives to different types of citizens in the absence…
The differences in face masks, a type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), its use as a means of preventing person-to-person transmission, and the business angle of PPEs were examined in this report.
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