NIGERIAN Breweries (NB) Plc’s empowerment initiative, Isedowo, has so far supported 32 artisans and small scale business operators in Osun and Ekiti states with N96million with each  entrepreneur collecting N300,000.

THE Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria SMEDAN has taken the ‘Buy Made in Nigeria’ campaign to China with its attendance at the just concluded China International SME Fair (CISMEF). Twenty six Nigerian Micro Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) showcased over 40 different  products at the fair.

Solabomi Okonkwo, Chief Executive Officer of CoreEXM, says corporate governance is crucial to the growth of both state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private companies in Nigeria.

THE battle for dominance in the custard powder market has reduced top contenders to three brands, of Checkers custard powder, produced by Sun Surya Enterprises Limited, Lady B custard, manufactured by TTL Rahal Nigeria Limited and Family milk custard, produced by McNichols Plc.

MANUFACTURERS of cocoa beverages appeared to be hard pressed to refocus their route to market strategies in the face of growing uncertainty of consumers’ loyalty. Rising prices of the products, inflationary pressure on consumers’ purchasing power as well as increasing demand for value in brand promises may have moved manufacturers in this direction.