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NYSC To Train More Corps Members On Wealth Creation Using Ventures Platforms
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed has said his administration would leave no stone unturned in deepening the impact of the Ventures Management Department towards training Corps Members on self-reliance and wealth creation.
He also said his administration would continue to reward hard work as one of the pathways for enhanced productivity.
He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while declaring open the NYSC Ventures Managers Workshop, with the theme; “Enhancing the Skills of Managers for Effective NYSC Ventures Management”.
General Ahmed whose address was read at the occasion by the Director, of the Ventures Management Department, Prince Mohammed Momoh stated that the Managers of the Scheme is committed to improving on the success recorded by the different NYSC venture outlets across the country in recent years.
“I have also received very encouraging reports on the production activities of the ventures this year”, General Ahmed said.
The Director General while commending the NYSC Ventures Managers also enjoined them to sustain the tempo so that the trajectory of improvements will transform into greater success at the end of the year.
The Director, of the Ventures Management Department, Prince Mohammed Momoh, who was represented by the Deputy Director, of Factory and Services, Dr Megida Regina said the training workshop is an opportunity for learning and experience sharing aimed at reinvigorating the Scheme’s operations in order to achieve the targets set out for year 2023.
Momoh said the Ventures Management department has continued to strive for excellence and also churning out impressive results in its operations in recent years.
He added that effective management is the bedrock of the sustainability and profitability of any business enterprise.
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AWESSA 2026: Customs Assures Border Cooperation for Women Entrepreneurs
By James Samuel, Abuja
The Nigeria Customs Service has said the nation’s borders must become gateways of opportunity for African women entrepreneurs, not obstacles that kill their businesses.
This was disclosed at the African Women’s Economic Sovereignty Summit and Awards (AWESSA) 2026 held at the Customs House, corporate headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja.
Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, his representative, an Assistant Controller, said hosting the summit inside Customs premises was deliberate.
“That this summit holds within the Customs premises is no accident. It is a statement of intent,” he said.
“The border is where the promise of every African trader either comes alive or dies quietly. And the men and women of this Service have resolved that for every woman entrepreneur of this continent, that promise will never die.”
He said women account for an estimated 70% of informal cross-border trade in Africa and over half of agricultural labour, yet they face documentation, standards, finance and harassment challenges.
“Too often she meets the border as an obstacle rather than a gateway. Because she trades in small volumes, in cash, in informality without formal papers, capable business women are now trapped in informality, invisible to trade statistics,” he noted.
He added: “AfCFTA will not be delivered by treaties alone. It will be delivered at border posts, in conference halls, and in market stores.”
Also speaking, the Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, represented by a Director, said women are central to Nigeria’s non-oil export sector.
According to her, NEPC’s focus is now on building export- ready competitive enterprises through programmes like the Women in Export Initiative, Export Clinic, and Zero to Export.
“Our focus is no longer on encouraging exports alone, it is on building competitive export-ready enterprises. We are supporting women to move beyond production into value addition, quality assurance, standard compliance, branding and market positioning,” she said.
She said AfCFTA offers a market of over one billion people, but women need knowledge, certifications and institutional support.
“Empowering women economically is one of the most effective tools for achieving poverty reduction, food security, job creation and inclusive growth,” she stated.
The Convener, Helen Okon, who is the Publisher of Business Review Africa & Africa Today Magazine, as well as representatives of NAFDAC DG and NEXIM Bank MD, reaffirmed commitment to supporting women-owned businesses access standards, certification and finance.
The summit, with the theme of positioning women as drivers of trade and sustainable development, is part of activities marking the International Year of the Women Farmer.
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