Tag: Traders

Investment

First Lady empowers 1,000 petty traders with ₦50m grant in Osun

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday disbursed N50 million to 1,000 petty traders in Ile-Ife, Osun, under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The empowerment programme, held at Kensington Hall, Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife, provided N50,000 each to the beneficiaries to support and expand their businesses. Represented by Alhaja Kudirat Fakokunde, the All Progressives Congress, APC, […]

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Business

North-East traders embrace digital tools to curb theft – Report 

A new study by Moniepoint Inc. shows that traders in Nigeria’s North-East are increasingly adopting digital payments to reduce theft and streamline their accounting. According to the statement, digital tools are becoming more integrated into the region’s livestock trade ecosystem. Agriculture—central to Nigeria’s non-oil economy—accounted for 24.64% of the country’s real GDP in Q4 2024. […]