By Dipo Olowookere
On Thursday, February 23, 2017, Nigeria’s Acting President, Mr Yemi Osinbajo, will launch a-three day Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinic for viable enterprises in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Chief Operating Officer of the Kwara State MSME Bureau, Mr Segun Soewu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said that the event will hold at the Banquet Hall, Ilorin by 10 am daily.
According to him, the Clinic is an opportunity for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the State to discuss the opportunities and challenges confronting their businesses.
Mr Soewu added that business owners can also make inquiries about policies and regulations regarding their businesses from the federal agencies that will be at the programme.
He listed the agencies to include Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Nigerian Export-Import Bank and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC),
Others are Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry, Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Projects Development Institute, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure.
He said intending participants are to contact the office of the Chief Operating Officer of the Kwara State MSME Bureau at the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives, Gambari road Ilorin.
It will be recalled that Mr Osinbajo on January 26 flagged off the MSME clinic in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State.
Adedapo Adesanya