It's been more than six years now I have not step my feets to banking hall,their frustrations and unnecessary dedications is too much. I transact business up to 5m without hitches. Play lead others follows.
boxypane: But they have branches in all states. When conventional banks wan frustrate business with excess charges and unexplained deductions, na Opay straight.
Look at this terrorist,what impact do you bring to your father's household? Does anyone in your community knows you?
If person passed you he passed you.
omenka: He has nothing upstairs, has no alternative ideas to share, so he latches on tight to the only available strategy his wholesome emptiness could synthesize- emotional baiting.
That's what you wish could have happen to them but it's never happened,you terrorists like making propaganda to makes you feel good whenever you are in pained ..... where's Khamenei?
madridguy: The same aircraft carrier they were bragging about before the war they're now bathing with their poop water inside the same carrier now
I have registered with Smedan since last year and have the registration license but when i wanted to apply for the 50k grant smedan ask for my cac number. I wanted to register for free cac registration which was the reason they offered new and old businese cree smedan registration yet they asked for my pcm registration. Registration with PCm is not a day thing.
They are not ready to help small business in nigeria. My business barely a yr.
JobsLever: SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme is a new entrepreneurship initiative by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) aimed at reaching more than 100,000 young Nigerians every year with practical business support, training and opportunities for enterprise growth.
Known as the Building Resilient Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs (BRYNE) project, the initiative was introduced by SMEDAN during activities marking International Youth Day 2026. It is designed to support young people at different stages of their entrepreneurial journey, from those with business ideas to entrepreneurs already running businesses and looking to expand.
What Is SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme?
SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme brings different forms of entrepreneurship support together under one initiative. Rather than offering a single type of assistance, the programme is expected to connect young entrepreneurs with resources that can help them start, strengthen and grow their businesses.
Support under the programme will include:
- Entrepreneurship and business training - Business incubation - Mentorship and advisory support - Access to finance and seed funding opportunities - Market access - Business development services - Business information and education - Business formalisation opportunities - Investment and export opportunities
SMEDAN plans to deliver the programme through both physical and digital platforms, making it possible for young entrepreneurs in different locations to access relevant opportunities.
SMEDAN BRYNE Programme for Young Entrepreneurs
The BRYNE project recognises that young business owners do not all have the same needs. Someone developing a business idea may require training and incubation, while an established entrepreneur may need funding, mentorship, new customers or assistance with expansion.
According to SMEDAN, the programme is therefore structured to provide support according to the entrepreneur’s level of development.
The goal is to help more young Nigerians develop viable businesses, strengthen existing enterprises and ultimately create more employment opportunities.
SMEDAN Business Incubation Programme
As part of the initiative, 600 young entrepreneurs are expected to participate in SMEDAN’s incubation programme each year.
The incubation activities will focus on areas including:
- Fashion - Woodwork - Agriculture
The programme is intended to help participants develop their entrepreneurial skills and improve their ability to turn business ideas into sustainable enterprises.
Entrepreneurship Support for Students
SMEDAN is also expected to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Education to extend entrepreneurship support to tertiary institutions.
Through this component of the SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme, student entrepreneurs could gain access to business workshops, guidance, networking opportunities and platforms where they can showcase their products and services.
SMEDAN said participating campuses could have up to 3,000 beneficiaries, creating an opportunity for more students to develop practical business skills while pursuing their education.
BRYNE Digital Connect
Another important part of the initiative is BRYNE Digital Connect, which is designed to provide young business owners with access to entrepreneurship education and opportunities beyond their immediate communities.
Through digital platforms, entrepreneurs will be able to learn more about business development while gaining opportunities to connect with potential customers and wider markets.
This digital approach could be particularly useful for young entrepreneurs who rely on online platforms to promote and sell their products and services.
Weekly Startup Hackathon and ₦250,000 Seed Funding
The BRYNE initiative will also feature a weekly startup hackathon aimed at engaging approximately 5,000 young entrepreneurs.
From these activities, 52 winners are expected to emerge. Each successful winner will receive ₦250,000 in seed funding to support the development or growth of their business.
The hackathon component is expected to encourage young Nigerians to develop innovative business ideas and identify practical solutions to challenges within their communities and industries.
Who Can Benefit From SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme?
SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme is designed to accommodate young people at different stages of entrepreneurship.
Potential beneficiaries may include:
- Young Nigerians with promising business ideas - Aspiring entrepreneurs preparing to start a business - Student entrepreneurs - Startups seeking incubation and mentorship - Existing small business owners - Young entrepreneurs looking for funding - Business owners seeking new markets and customers - Entrepreneurs interested in business formalisation - Young businesses looking for opportunities to expand
The focus is on connecting entrepreneurs with the type of support that matches their current business needs.
Funding, Markets and Business Development Support
Beyond training, the programme is expected to connect participants with opportunities related to business funding, investment, market access and business development.
Beneficiaries may also gain access to information about business formalisation and export opportunities, helping entrepreneurs understand how to move from small-scale operations toward more structured and sustainable businesses.
For young business owners, access to the right information and networks can be just as important as financial support. The programme therefore combines several forms of assistance rather than focusing solely on funding.
Why SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme Matters
Many young Nigerians have business ideas, technical skills or existing businesses but may struggle to access the right resources at the right stage of their journey.
SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme seeks to address this gap by bringing together entrepreneurship training, incubation, mentorship, finance, market opportunities and business development support.
SMEDAN Director-General Charles Odii said the initiative is intended to give more young Nigerians an opportunity to build businesses capable of surviving, expanding and creating jobs.
The agency’s Women and Youth Unit also noted that entrepreneurs require different forms of assistance depending on whether they are developing an idea, starting a business or trying to expand an established enterprise.
SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme 2026: What Applicants Should Know
The SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme 2026 is expected to use both online and physical channels to reach young entrepreneurs across Nigeria.
Interested young Nigerians should watch for official announcements from SMEDAN concerning application dates, eligibility requirements, registration procedures, beneficiary selection and programme locations.
Applicants should also be cautious of unofficial websites or individuals requesting payment in exchange for guaranteed selection. Information about registration and participation should be verified through official SMEDAN communication channels.
Expected Benefits of SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme
The initiative is expected to contribute to youth entrepreneurship development in Nigeria by helping participants:
- Improve their business and entrepreneurial skills - Develop viable business ideas - Access mentorship and incubation - Connect with potential customers and markets - Learn about business funding opportunities - Strengthen existing businesses - Explore investment and export opportunities - Formalise their businesses - Build sustainable enterprises - Create employment opportunities
How To Prepare/Apply for SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme (Current Status) Because SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme was unveiled just recently SMEDAN has not yet disclosed open application links, deadlines, eligibility forms, or a specific BRYNE portal on its main site.
Recommended Next Steps: 1. Regularly check the official SMEDAN website: https://smedan.gov.ng/ (and its “Our Programs” or news/resources sections) for announcements. 2. Follow and monitor SMEDAN’s official X/Twitter account (@SMEDANGov) and other verified social channels for updates, registration links, or calls for applications. 3. Register/verify your business (or idea) on SMEDAN’s existing portals if you have not already (example, https://portal.smedan.gov.ng or related MSME registration platforms). Many SMEDAN programmes prioritise or require registered participants.
Final Thoughts
SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme represents a broad entrepreneurship support initiative designed to help young Nigerians at different stages of business development. Through BRYNE, SMEDAN plans to combine training, incubation, mentorship, funding opportunities, market access and digital business support.
With a target of more than 100,000 young Nigerians annually, alongside specific initiatives such as the incubation programme, tertiary institution support, BRYNE Digital Connect and the startup hackathons, the programme could provide valuable opportunities for aspiring and existing young entrepreneurs across Nigeria.
Young Nigerians interested in entrepreneurship should follow official SMEDAN updates for verified information about the SMEDAN Young Entrepreneurs Programme 2026, including eligibility, registration and application details.
It baffles me when a full grown adult talk like a kid.... it's in your grave that you will get sense? Do you mean to say it was the middlebelt that fought the Biafra war and not the Nigeria government?
Beside...do you mean to say the insecurities in the middlebelt is different from the Southeast?
It's people like you that made northerners to say Obi will never rule Nigeria.
Grow up.
Insecurity is everywhere in Nigeria eastern part of Nigeria is not spared either.
Bestest05: You guys are paying for what you did to the Igbo's during the Nigerian civil war. Karma is a great rewarder
Terrorists and propaganda is like 5&6 ..,how many irgc have been eliminated? America's fighter planes are hitting target all over Iran without scratch ;Dyou here counting injured number ..
God1000: The lion of the middle east is roaring, america must be taught serious lesson this time
They will never tell us the actual figures, shameless people
Who be this one?. why is always 1000 -1 is cos Ukraine 🇺🇦 don't kill prisoners of war like Russia for this reason there are thousands of Russia prisoners in Ukraine 🇺🇦.
IBB007: Lol…dem just collect 500 dead body dem dey deceive their selves say dem dey win war
When it comes to seex she seems not to like it and kept giving excuses that we should waite till marriage ....I believed her but after marriage it's now worst.
Boxnaijatv: We've all done it. Saw the sign clear as day, felt that small alarm go off somewhere in our chest, and still convinced ourselves "maybe it's not that deep" or "people can change." Then months (or years) later, we're sitting there like "ah ah, but I saw this coming now." Let me start us off honestly: For me, it was someone who talked badly about every single one of their exes — like every single one was "crazy," "toxic," or "the problem." At the time I thought "ah, this person has just had bad luck with people." Fast forward into the relationship myself, and guess who eventually became "the crazy ex" in somebody else's story? Should have picked up on that pattern immediately — when everyone before you is "the problem," you're just next in line, not the exception. Some common ones I've seen people mention over time: 🚩 "I don't really have close friends" — and thinking it makes them more focused on you, when really it can mean isolation later 🚩 Love bombing early — excessive attention, gifts, "I've never felt this way before" within the first few weeks 🚩 Getting weirdly upset over small things very early — a preview of how conflict will actually be handled later 🚩 Money inconsistencies — vague about income, spending habits, or debt, brushed off as "we'll figure it out" 🚩 Watching how they treat waiters, drivers, or people who "can't do anything for them" 🚩 Jealousy disguised as "I just love you too much" 🚩 Anger issues explained away as "I'm just passionate" or "that's just how I am" 🚩 They talk about family in a way that quietly foreshadows exactly how they'll eventually treat you The scary part isn't that we don't see these signs. Most of us do. We just talk ourselves out of taking them seriously — "maybe I'm overthinking," "nobody's perfect," "the good outweighs the bad right now." And by the time the red flag fully reveals itself, we're already emotionally invested, sometimes years deep, sometimes with kids or finances tied in. So let's hear it — what red flag did YOU see clearly, ignore anyway, and later regret not taking seriously? Doesn't have to be dramatic, even the "small" ones that turned out to matter a lot. Let's help someone reading this recognize theirs before it's too late 👇
We don't know,what we know is that the woman was employed by the university but died in politician (umahi) resident. Does it mean umahi resident is the staff quarters?
LordLicifer: Total folktale absolute mambo jumbo! so it is a politician that keeled the woman?
That police investigation will not provide anything....no be umahi?
Antoeni: According to exclusive findings by SaharaReporters on Sunday, Habila, a Physiotherapist, was reportedly found naked when her body was removed from the minister's residence.
The woman found dead at the residence of Nigeria's Minister of Works, David Umahi, who has been identified as Mary Habila, died naked at the Minister’s quarters, SaharaReporters has gathered.
According to exclusive findings by SaharaReporters on Sunday, Habila, a Physiotherapist, was reportedly found naked when her body was removed from the minister's residence.
SaharaReporters had reported that the minister, David Umahi, confirmed that Mary Habila died at his residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State. He had claimed that she was a physiotherapist seconded to the Federal Ministry of Works from the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences.
Exclusive photographs obtained by SaharaReporters showed that Mary Habila was found without clothing when her body was removed from the minister's residence.
Despite the Minister's official statement claiming that Mary Habila and Mary Baski were physiotherapists employed by the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences and seconded to his residence, police sources familiar with the investigation have disputed that account.
According to the sources, Habila and Baski arrived at the minister's residence on June 26 after travelling from Kaduna State. Investigators alleged that the two women were brought from Kaduna to attend to the minister.
SaharaReporters has independently verified the authenticity and context of the images.
Despite the Minister's official statement claiming that Mary Habila and Mary Baski were physiotherapists employed by the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences and seconded to his residence, police sources familiar with the investigation have disputed that account.
According to the sources, Habila and Baski arrived at the minister's residence on June 26 after travelling from Kaduna State. Investigators alleged that the two women were brought from Kaduna to attend to the minister.
Habila was found dead inside the residence the following morning under circumstances that investigators are still working to establish.
Police sources further disclosed that Jonathan Bawado, a police officer serving as Senator David Umahi's Personal Assistant and who previously served as his Aide-de-Camp (ADC) during Umahi's tenure as Governor of Ebonyi State, was responsible for bringing the two women to the residence.
According to the sources, Bawado was also the individual who alerted medical personnel after Habila was discovered unresponsive.
There have been also public concerns about how staff of the University hospital were seconded to the residence of the Minister of Works for no official reasons.
In a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze, Umahi had described Habila's death as "unfortunate" and said he received the news with profound shock and sadness.
According to the statement, the minister said emergency measures were immediately activated after the incident, with medical personnel, including the Chief Medical Director of the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Uburu, contacted without delay.
He added that the Nigerian police was also promptly notified in line with legal procedures.
The minister claimed that after Habila's death was confirmed, he personally received her parents, offered his condolences, and advised the family to consent to an autopsy to scientifically establish the cause of death.
However, the minister claimed that the family initially declined the recommendation.
The death of Mary Habila has generated public interest following reports questioning the circumstances under which she died while in Uburu, Ebonyi State, prompting calls for a transparent investigation.
SaharaReporters previously reported that Habbila died under mysterious circumstances inside the country home of Nigeria's Umahi in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
SaharaReporters' investigation revealed that the incident had been shrouded in secrecy, with both the Ebonyi State Government and the state police command maintaining silence over the matter.
Multiple police sources told SaharaReporters that the incident occurred on June 27, 2026, barely a day after Habbila and another woman, Anita Baski, both from Kaduna State, were reportedly brought to the minister's residence.
SaharaReporters learnt that the death had since triggered a police investigation, with the case transferred from the Ohaozara Divisional Police Headquarters to the Ebonyi State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Abakaliki.
According to police sources familiar with the investigation, Habbila and Baski arrived at the minister's residence on June 26. The sources alleged that the two women had been brought from Kaduna State to attend to the minister.
Habbila was, however, found dead inside the residence the following morning under circumstances investigators are still trying to establish.
According to the sources, a doctor and an ambulance were subsequently dispatched to the residence, while the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ohaozara Police Division, CSP Tobechukwu Godwin, was notified of the incident.
SaharaReporters further learnt that Professor Chihurumnanya Alo, Consultant Public Health Physician, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Chief Medical Director of the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH), Uburu, was also alerted about the incident.
I know that the children of Ismail will not be happy with this
jesusjnr2020: Ex-Muslim Habibat Completes 144-hour Bible Reading Guinness World Record Attempt
After six straight days of reading the Holy Bible aloud, Habibat Salawudeen completed her 144-hour Guinness World Record bid for the longest Holy Bible reading marathon.
Habibat, who hails from Kogi state, used to be a Muslim until her conversion to Christianity a few years back.
She said, her real goal it is not just about breaking the GWR, but to inspire people around the world to read the Bible.
She also said she had been mentally, physically preparing for the marathon for four years now.
Her Guinness World Record Attempt which took place in Port Harcourt, began on June 22 and was concluded on June 29.
Reason I read ur epistle to the end is I was thinking you will mention something like licensing states and individuals with ability to build power stations across the country to solve power problem.
nairalanda1: It's all very well, but the APC government is still strangling the power sector by refusing to remove power subsides, and tacking power theft, and ending price controls on the power sector, which is depriving the power sector of much needed investment,.
It is not a matter of building power stations, it is a matter of their sustainability. If there is no means of giving the power stations financial sustainability, there is no way they will work , and there would be no funds for upgrades
You can abuse me, you can say I am a tinubu supporter, you can say I am evil, you can call me all names, but no business in the world survives by government setting its prices for them at absurd low levels. That lays the ground for corruption, stealing and chopping money, and bad service.
Which is how we have been ruining our power sector.
Again, before you abuse me, think. If you were so rich that you had 100 billion dollars to invest in the power sector,where most customers including government and Aso villa do not pay cost reflective tarrif or in the GSM sector, where cost reflective tarrifs are guaranteed and are paid by everyone from the poor to the very very rich..., which one would you invest in.?
Let's end government by propaganda, and start government by seriousness, and really taking hard decisions. Removing fuel subsidy is not the only hard decision that needs to be taken. We got to face the cold reality that only a system that guarantees an end to subsidy, power theft, cost reflective tarrifs for power, is the only way we can have light 24/7. No ifs, no buts, no 'we are paying for poor service....when the power sector cannot guarantee you good service because there is no guaranteed ROI for the people with money to invest.
I thought Tinubu finished building Lagos long ago ... what's going on here?
Gpropertys: Imagine a Lagos where homes and businesses no longer depend on generators.
The Lagos State Government is quietly rolling out one of the biggest power reforms in Nigeria's history—from a 2,000MW electricity expansion to dedicated power plants for Victoria Island and an independent 24-hour power grid for Eko Atlantic.
Could this finally be the beginning of the end for "I pass my neighbour" generators?
More importantly, what does this mean for businesses, property prices, and everyday Lagosians?
We broke everything down in this video with facts, visuals, and simple explanations.
They were laughing and thinking that Iran is in control.....I just laughed. Those Iranians Terrorists talk too much but when attacked they turn their missiles to the gulf states instead of the US.
Mattswaggz: This is Iran proving Netanyahu right for always choosing brute force when dealing with their likes over and over again....Iranian supporters here won't see Iran's constant violation and disregard of the peace agreement now ooo but should the war resume and US/Israel chose a more brutal method to deal with them they'll start crying genocide,human rights violation blah blah blah to whomsoever cares to listen. .
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