.....Says it will reposition MSMEs as a major driver of economic growth

President Goodluck Jonathan has launched the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) and the National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP), aimed at ushering in a new era for industrial, micro, small and medium enterprises development in Nigeria. This is even as he announced that he would soon inaugurate the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Council which will be chaired by the Vice President as well as established the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) Presidential Advisory Group, which will meet with him periodically. Add a comment

Alhaji Bature Umar Masari, the Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has urged state and local governments in the country to key into the National Enterprises Development Programme (NEDEP) and the One Local Government One Product Programme (OLOP). Alhaji Masari made the call in a keynote address at the launch of NEDEP in Lokoja, the Kogi capital. He stated that it was important the programmes were replicated at the state and local government levels to ensure that their benefits accrue to all Nigerians. Add a comment

The Director General Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) Alhaji Bature Umar Masari has disclosed that it would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government  of  Bayelsa State that would be operational in a couple of weeks   after a few grey areas have been harmonised.Alhaji  Masari, dropped this hint during the flag –off of the National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 15th  November 2013 said the MOU would centre on the implementation of the National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP) and the One Local Government One Product, (OLOP) programme in the state. Add a comment