National Helplines
and Grants
Session outline
 Agencies and Parastatals in Nigeria
 Current 2024 funding opportunities
 Questions and Answers
What is the emergency
number in United States of
America
I
911
What is the emergency
number in United KingdomI
999
What is the emergency
number in Nigeria
Ara Adugbo E Gba Mi
O
112 or 199
Informational Agencies For MSMEs
 National Bureau of Statistics
 National Association of Chambers of
Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture
(NACCIMA), LCCI
 Small and Medium Enterprises Development
Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
 National Association of Small and Medium
and Enterprises (NASME)
Regulatory Agencies For MSMEs
 National Agency for Food, Drug and
Administration Control (NAFDAC)
 Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), LIRS
 Standard Organisation of Nigeria
 Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
 Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
Funding Agencies For MSMEs
 Bank Of Industry (BOI):
 Bank Of Agriculture (BOA)
 Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
 Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN)
 International Finance Corporation
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
CBN – AGSMEIS LOAN
NIRSAL MFB
■ Agribusiness, Small and Medium
Enterprise Investment Scheme
■ Must undergo entrepreneurship
training at an approved centre
■ Interest rate is 9% per annum
■ No collateral is required
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
BOI is a DFI
■ Adire Kampala & Aso-Oke Fund
■ Agro-Mechanizationn
■ Fashion Fund
■ Fish Farming and Processing
■ Leather Footwear Fund
■ Furniture Production Program
Fund
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
Development Financial
Institution (DFI)
■ Enterprise – up to N10m
■ LLC – up to N10m
■ Large Enterprise and SME –
above N10m
■ Government Enterprise and
Empowerment Programme
(GEEP) – up to N10m
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
BOI Micro Finance Bank (MFB)
■ Manufacturing, Agriculture,
Service and Trading
■ Businesses involved in valueaddition
■ Banking relationship is a MUST
■ Loan amount depends on
collateral
■ How Long? 7 days once
requirement is fulfilled
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
Current 2024 Funding Opportunities
Development Financial
Institution
■ Micro loans
■ SME/Agribusiness Loans Scheme
■ On-lending Loan Scheme
Unveiling Opportunities, Agencies and Grants
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