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2011 ANNUAL REPORT

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1.0 PREAMBLE

1.1 This report gives an overview of the activities of the Agency in2011. As the Agency’s budget was not released on time, thissubstantially affected the implementation of some majorprogrammes of the Agency for the first and second quarters ofthe year.

1.2 Activities of the Agency provided the required impetus anddynamism considered imperative in providing a freshperspective for the development of appropriate interventionsin advancing the MSME sub-sector to deliver increasedemployment generation, food security, wealth creation andto curtail youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region. Moreover,these renewed efforts are conceived within a framework ofincreased domestic production, competitiveness and qualityproduct delivery.

1.3 Activities covered include all the programmes at the HeadOffice and at our service outlets i.e Business Support Centres(BSCs) and Business Information Centres (BICs), Zonal Officesand Industrial Development Centres (IDCs) as listed below:(a) Information and Advisory Services including sensitization

and needs assessment which provided the basis forattitudinal change and effective business decisions.

(b) Business Development Service (BDS)- embracing training,counseling and mentoring – providing the platform forMSMEs to see themselves as players in a globalizedenvironment.

(c) Enterprise Linkages, Cooperation & Clustering – tostimulate international competitiveness (working withexisting and prospective entrepreneurs)

(d) Advocacy and other Operating Environment Issues(e) Partnerships(f) Facilitating access to critical resources such as finance

and workspace

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2.0 INFORMATION, TRADING, ADVISORY SERVICES ANDBUSINESS SENSITIZATION

2.1 The Agency provided information on raw materials,machinery, general business, advisory services, businesssensitization, access to finance, markets and businesscounselling through our offices and Consultants to a total of10,374 existing and prospective MSMEs in the year 2011 (Table1 and Figure 1). Analysis of quarterly activities is as specified inannexure I.

Table 1: Summary of the Activities on Information, AdvisoryServices and Sensitization at the Head Office & Other Centres forthe Year 2011

LOCATION 1STQUARTER

2ND

QUARTER3RD

QUARTER4TH QUARTER TOTAL

Head Office - 29 27 400 456BSCs 53 25 - 150 228BICs - - 4 84 88Training 21 275 44 8140 8480BusinessSensitization

29 284 59 750 1122

Total 103 613 134 9524 10,374

Figure 1: Quarterly Activities.

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Information dissemination was through prints & electronicdevices such as The A-Z of Doing Business, What can SMEDANdo for you, SMEDAN at a glance, Information on SMEDAN’SBusiness Support and Business Information Centres, How to Starta Small Business, and Answers to frequently asked questions(FAQs) regarding starting and Running a Business etc.Distribution channels include the Business Support Centres(BSCs), Business Information Centres (BICs), Head Office frontdesk and business clinic sessions, meetings, conferences,workshops, high traffic points such as trade fairs, publicinstitutions, etc.

2.2 To date, SMEDAN has a total of 15 Business Support Centres(BSCs) and 37 Business Information Centres (BICs) and we haveopened Zonal Offices in the 6 geo-political zones to overseeactivities in the states under their jurisdiction. The BSCs and BICsare institutional channels for delivering SMEDAN services forgrowth of small businesses in Nigeria. In addition, we haveequipped the Zonal Offices to effectively oversee activities ofBusiness Support Centres (BSCs), Business Information Centres(BICs) and Industrial Development Centres (IDCs) for effectiveservice delivery to MSMEs. The zonal offices are located in the6 Geo-political zones as follows:

Lokoja (Kogi State) North CentralBauchi (Bauchi State) North EastKano (Kano State) North WestYenegoa (Bayelsa State) South SouthEnugu (Enugu State) South EastLagos (Lagos State) South West

2.3 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (BDS)

2.3.1 ONESIMUS PROJECTUnder the Faith–based Initiative, the Agency intensified itsefforts to promote entrepreneurial activities amongst membersof various religious groups through provision ofentrepreneurship awareness for existing/ prospectiveentrepreneurs. The Agency trained prison inmates via the

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collaboration with the Prisons Fellowship of Nigeria, CovenantUniversity and the Nigerian Prison Service for the training ofprison inmates on entrepreneurship under the ‘Onesimusproject’. Within the year, the Agency, under the prisonspartnership, trained 23 prison inmates in the kirikiri, Apapa-Lagos prisons and 35 prison inmates in the Keffi, NasarawaState prisons. The aim of the programme is to empower theinmates to start their own small businesses.

2.3.2 Corper’s Entrepreneurship Development Programme (CEDP)The Agency undertook the sensitization of youth corpsmembers at 23 orientation camps within the 6 geo-politicalzones in the country. 4,000 corps members were impacted.The event was aimed at inculcating the spirit ofentrepreneurship in the corps members preparatory to a full-fledged capacity building which will empower the corpsmembers to start their own small businesses.

2.3.3 Rural Women Enterprise Development Programme (RUWEDEP)Despite the huge economic potentials in Nigeria, the ruralwomen are faced with overwhelming challenges that militateagainst their realization of these huge inherent potentials. Theexploration and exploitation of these huge latent potentials isthe goal of RUWEDEP. Fundamentally, the programme seeks toeconomically empower the Nigerian Woman throughconscious engagement and development of entrepreneurialcapacities. The initiative, championed by the Office of the FirstLady of Nigeria and driven by SMEDAN has been escalated tocover the entire 36 States of Nigeria with possibleassistance/partnership from the World Bank and otherreputable international Development Partners. In an attemptto rightly position the rural women to take full advantage of theintervention, SMEDAN has trained rural women groups intwelve (12) pilot States.

Towards ensuring an inclusive and sustainable programimplementation, the Agency is working with eight (8) otherMDAs i.e Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), NigeriaExport Promotion Council (NEPC), Nigeria Agricultural

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Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (NACRDB),National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion(NOTAP), National Agency for Science and EngineeringInfrastructure (NASENI), Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM),Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC)and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration andControl (NAFDAC) . A working document for the programmehas been produced and is scheduled for official flag-off on orbefore second quarter of 2012.

2.4 ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMMES (EDPs)2.4.1 Capacity building

The Agency trained a total of 8480 existing business ownersand start-ups under its various Entrepreneurship DevelopmentProgrammes (EDPs) such as General EDP, Youth EDP, Corper’sEDP (NYSC/SMEDAN/MDG), Women EDP, and other EnterpriseSupport Services (Training the Trainers). The training wasconducted in conjunction with some partnering institutions.These programmes were run at various locations across the 36States of the Federation. At the end of the training, thebusiness will be expected to be grouped into cooperativesociety and post training will include packaging enterprise forBOI loans. The Entrepreneurship Development Programme isnecessary to encourage enterprise development in thecountry, which in turn is expected to trigger entrepreneurialactivities among groups and individuals to improve andsharpen their business skills. This will ultimately provideemployment for the nation’s growing population.

2.4.2 BARRY UNIVERSITY, MIAMI, FLORIDA/AFRICA-DIASPORAPARTNERSHIP FOR EMPOWERMENT & DEVELOPMENT(ADPED)/SMEDAN PARTNERSHIP: The US State Departmentunder its Young Entrepreneurs Program partnered with BarryUniversity’s Andreas School of Business, Africa-DiasporaPartnership for Empowerment and Development (ADPED) andSMEDAN to run a Nigeria Youth Entrepreneurship Program withthe theme: Connecting People, Creating understanding”. Theprogram, aimed at training 20 young existing and potentialentrepreneurs after participating in an intensive bootcamp inAbuja, was to engender entrepreneurship and business

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development training to young Nigerians between the ages of22-35 years. It also sought to promote entrepreneurial thinking,job creation, and business planning and management skills foremerging young professionals. The training programme for the20 young Nigerians was undertaken at the Barry University,Miami, Florida between 11th November, 2010 and 8th

December, 2010. Within the period under review, based onrequest, 15 of the 20 young people trained have receivedfunding from the National Economic Reconstruction Fund(NERFUND) and have started their various businesses. Further tothe Youth Empowerment Programme, ADPED is working toundertake a Women Empowerment Programme (WEP) whereabout 40 women will be selected from Nigeria (26) and Kenya(14) to undergo entrepreneurship training in the United Statesof America. This time around at Miami University.

2.4.3 SMEDAN/International Organization for Migration (IOM)partnershipUnder this partnership, the Agency trained 24 voluntaryreturnees in Benin in order to empower them to start their ownsmall businesses. These returnees have since started theirbusinesses.

2.4.4 SMEDAN/Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria (GHAIN)partnershipUnder this partnership, the Agency trained 53 care givers inAbuja and 68 care givers in Sokoto. The aim of the trainingprogramme is to build the capacity of individuals so that theywould be in the position to effectively take care of peopleliving with HIV/AIDS.

2.4.5 SMEDAN/United Nations High Commission for Refugees(UNHCR)/Nigerian Commission for Refugees (NCFR)partnershipThe agency facilitated entrepreneurship training incollaboration with the UNHCR & NCFR targeted at refugees atcamps located in Lagos and Ijebu-Ode. 70 refugees weretrained in Ijebu-Ode while 68 refugees were trained in Lagos.

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2.4.6 SMEDAN/WIDOWS InitiativeUnder this initiative, the Agency trained a total of 32 widows inentrepreneurship in Abuja while 13 widows and 9 widows outof this number were trained in poultry keeping and soapmaking respectively. Within this period, a total of 225 widowswere sensitized in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on entrepreneurship.

2.4.7 SMEDAN/NDLEA partnershipWithin this period, the Agency sensitized 35 people from theNDLEA rehabilitation centre in Bauchi under the partnership.

2.4.8 SMEDAN’s Faith Based Initiative (FBI)Under this initiative, the Agency sensitized 97 members of theGood Tidings Bible Church, Abuja and 250 members ofMethodist Church Youth Convention, Abuja.

2.4.9 Customised Entrepreneurship Development Programme(EDP)/Vocational trainingUnder this programme, 16 members of the Authentic FriendsCooperative Society, Tungan Maji, FCT were trained. Also, 18persons were trained in liquid soap production in Abuja.

2.4.0 SMEDAN/Rural Finance Institutions Building Programme (RUFIN)PartnershipThis programme is for 12 States but only participants fromBenue, Nasarawa, Edo and Anambra States were trained.Three centres were used in each State with a minimum of 20Cooperative Societies or a minimum of 40 participants. A totalof 480 participants were trained.

2.5 ENTERPRISE LINKAGES, COOPERATION & CLUSTERING2.5.1 Realising the principal role of enterprise linkages, cooperation

& clustering, the Agency commenced the identification ofAgro and non-Agro allied clusters around the country. Thisrenewed focus has brought a wide range of benefits toMSMEs, such as:- Increased access to business development services;- Realization of potentials for economies of scale and

improved information flows;

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- Improved access to finance and other pertinentresource/ export services.

2.5.2 Other potential areas of benefit the Agency foresees are:- Pooled sourcing of raw materials;- Equipment sharing;- Deeper inter-firm learning and co-operation;- Linkages of complementary skills to bid for work that

would have been beyond their reach as individual units;

2.5.3 The Agency is also perfecting interventions aimed at movingclusters that have benefited from capacity enhancement toaddress the other identified gaps. Working with NERFUND andBank of Industry, such interventions have included access tofinance to expand and/or create new businesses, credit toacquire common facilities, and encouraging them to formCooperatives/Associations where none previously existed. Theabove-mentioned services are available and on-going toRice, Cassava, Catfish, Leather, Machine FabricatorsAutomobile, Waste-to-Wealth, Garment, Tie and Dye,Sheabutter, Cane Weavers, and Raffia clusters. See annexureIII for identified clusters.

2.6 ADVOCACY AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT2.6.1 The Agency, as the voice of the MSMES in Nigeria, continued

its advocacy on behalf of MSMEs. Notable activities during theperiod under review were collaboration between the Agencyand the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND),BOI, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Nigeria ResearchInstitute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) Zaria, and otherstakeholders to explore partnership possibilities in order toadvance the course of MSMEs in Nigeria.

2.6.2 The Agency also worked and contributed to the work ofdifferent committees constituted by the Federal Governmentfor the improvement of MSMEs sub-sector namely:- Financial System Strategy (FSS) 2020- Inter Ministerial Committee of the 7th D-8 Summit held in

Nigeria

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- Technical Committee on MSME Data Survey:collaboration with National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

- Presidential Committee on Amnesty- Campaign for patronage of Made- In- Nigeria Products

2.7 ACCESS TO FINANCE2.7.1 Aside the collaboration with NERFUND and Bank of Industry

(BOI) already discussed (see Enterprise Linkages, Cooperation& Clustering above), the Agency has continued to referseveral interested MSMEs with bankable business plans tothese financial institutions for finance.

2.7.2 Within the period under review, the Agency reviewed about500 business plans submitted by various existing & potentialentrepreneurs and forwarded same to Bank of Industry (BOI)and the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND)for the provision of finance.

2.7.3 The Agency also worked with the office of the Special Assistantto Vice President on SMEs to involve all Stakeholders in thereview of the National Credit Guarantee Scheme draftdocument for MSMEs.

2.7.4 Establishment of a credible database for MSMEs in Nigeria. In2010, the Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for thepurpose of sourcing MSMEs data in Nigeria. The pre-test surveywas conducted in the first quarter of 2011 in Lagos and KanoStates. The entire exercise was concluded in the last quarter of2011 and the results are expected to be published in a briefceremony to be graced by the Honourable Minister and otherhigh level Stakeholders within the first quarter of 2012.

2.7.5 National Policy on MSMEsThe Agency embarked on stakeholders’ retreat on the reviewof the Policy within the six (6) geo-political zones for thepurpose of gathering stakeholders’ input into the reviewprocess. The retreats were well attended and were held asfollows:South East (Enugu)

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North East (Bauchi)North Central (Minna)North West (Kano)South West (Lagos)South South (Port Harcourt)

The inputs of the stakeholders will be subjected to validationworkshops across the geo-political zones within the first quarterof 2012. Final draft will be forwarded to the HonourableMinister for further polishing and processing.

3.0 OTHER ACTIVITIES3.1 MSMEs DEVELOPMENT: STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

The Agency organized a 1-Day National MSMEsStakeholders’ Forum in September 2011 which brainstormed on the way forward for the MSMEs sub-sector inNigeria. Furthermore, the Agency organized a 2-Day retreatfor the technical committee on MSME development. Thiscommittee deliberated on the recommendations of thestakeholders’ forum and came out with clear strategicaction plans for the development of the MSMEs sub-sectorin Nigeria. See annexure IV for the recommendations.

3.2 Trade FairsThe Agency participated and supported the 1st Northern TradeFair organized by NASME in Kaduna, Kaduna State,Agricultural Trade Fair in Minna Niger State, ABUCCIMA TradeFair in Abuja, Jos International trade Fair, Kano InternationalTrade Fair, Enugu International Trade Fair, Lagos InternationalTrade Fair etc. The major fall out from these Fairs was improvedawareness of availability of various products as well as locallyfabricated machines and equipment for the operators ofMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

3.3 National Council on Commerce & Industry (NCCI): The Agencyparticipated actively at the 4th meeting of the NationalCouncil on Commerce and Industry (NCCI) held in Uyo, AkwaIbom State between 7th and 11th March, 2011. The Agencypresented four (4) information memoranda as follows:

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(a) Implementation of the One Local Government, OneProduct (OLOP) programme.

(b) Implementation of the Sub-contracting and PartnershipExchange (SPX)

(c) Sourcing of critical data for the Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises (MSMEs).

(d) Intervention funds for the MSMEs by the Central Bank ofNigeria (CBN).

3.4 Proposed skills training programme for the youths in theRepublic of Sierra LeoneThe High Commission of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Abuja,Nigeria requested for the Agency’s assistance in providing skillstraining to the youths of Sierra Leone. As a follow-up, an officialvisit was undertaken to Sierra Leone by the DG and histechnical team in the month of August 2011. The purpose ofthe visit was for the Agency to conduct a needs assessment inthe Republic of Sierra Leone preparatory to a full-fledgedcapacity building for various target groups. The visit alsoprovided an opportunity for the Agency and the Governmentof the Republic of Sierra Leone to discuss the feasibility ofestablishing a similar Agency in Sierra Leone. A detailed reporthas been produced and the responsibilities of the Agency andthe Government of Sierra Leone have been drawn up. Weexpect to start implementing the recommendations within thefirst quarter of 2012. See annexure V.

3.5 Procurement/Capital project.The Procurement Planning Committee (PPC) as part of itsstatutory function on Monday, 12th September, 2011 held itsfirst meeting to deliberate on the programme of the 2011Budget. Based on the approval of the PPC, the Agencyadvertized in 3 (three) national daily newspapers namely DailyTrust, Thisday and the Federal Tenders Journal of 3rd, October,2011 requesting interested firms to submit Technical andFinancial Bids for various programmes in the 2011 capitalBudget. The committee pre-qualified and selected successfulcompanies that implemented the 2011 capital projects. Theprojects executed in 2011 are as follows: Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs)

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Training of Trainers (TOT) Special Intervention programme (Phase II in Oyo State) Unemployed Youths Empowerment Scheme (Pilot) in 13

LGAs of Oyo North Skill Enhancement for Fabricators on Equipment Design

and Fabrication Promotion of Access of MSMEs to Renewable Energy

Application Rural Enterprises Development Initiative Enterprise Support Services for Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises Review of the National Policy on Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises Capacity Enhancement Programme for SMEDAN staff Supply of Office Equipment and Fittings

3.6 Update on Industrial Development Centres (IDCs).1. PROVISION OF URGENT INFRASTRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS AT

IDC MAKURDIDuring the period under review the Agency undertook thefollowing activities:a. Repairs and Servicing of Machinery (in the Wood and

Construction Workshop).b. Repairs and Servicing of Machinery (in the Electrical and

Electronics Workshop).c. Assessment of tools requirement (Wood& Construction

Workshop)d. Assessment of tools requirement (Electrical& Electronics

Workshop)e. Assessment of electricity Requirementf. Rehabilitation of Borehole

All the activities listed above have been successfullyfinanced by and executed with the Benue StateGovernment. The Rehabilitation of Borehole, also financedby the Benue State Government, is on-going. Thereafter,the IDC can be said to be in a functional state to

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commence vocational trainings in the Wood/Constructionand Electrical/Electronic Workshops.

2. FACT FINDING MISSION TO IDC/EPC WUKARI, TARABA STATEThe Agency embarked on a fact finding mission toIDC/Export Processing Centre (EPC) Wukari on 21 -24September 2011. Other stakeholders represented in themission include the Federal Ministry of Trade andInvestments (FMTI) and the Nigerian Export PromotionCouncil (NEPC). The mission was to determine the extent ofwork on the IDC/EPC project (which was commenced inOctober 2009) and recommend appropriate actions. In thecourse of its assignment, the committee sighted thefollowing structures on site:a. An uncompleted fence project.b. A 2km access road (untarred).c. A 2 km drainage system.d. An uncompleted 3-in-1 workshop (No roofing, windows,

doors and also not plastered).e. Scattered electric poles erected about 100 metres from

each other.f. Completed warehouse (twin-building) already painted.

g. Two sunk boreholes with erected scaffolding but with noreservoir tanks.

h. Uncompleted double administrative blocks of Eightrooms.

i. A small structure to House the water pump.j. A transformer cage.

3. ASSESSMENT VISIT TO IDC, TIGA-KANORepresentatives of the Agency, along with an Architectfrom Kano State Government, undertook an assessment visitto the Industrial Development Centre (IDC), Tiga, Kano stateon Thursday, 22nd, September, 2011. The visit preceded by ameeting of the Director General and the Kano StateGovernor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and sequel to theneed to establish leather cluster in the Industrial

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Development Centre located at Tiga, Kano, which will be apride of the Nation.The team observed and noted the production process ofleather production, the existing facilities at IDC Tiga-Kanovis-à-vis the facilities required to convert the IDC to aleather cluster with a view to determining the cost ofproviding the needed facilities for effective take off of theproposed leather cluster as the Kano State Government haspromised to provide the needed common facilities. Indeedsubsequently, UNIDO joined the team as they had alreadyacquired five leather processing equipment.

4. NEEDS ASSESSMENTS OF THE IDCs- REQUIREMENT FORUPGRADING TO SKILL ACQUISITION CENTERS(SACs)A compilation of requirements for upgrading the IDCs to SkillAcquisition Centers (SACs) was made, The outcome of theactivity indicates that the sum of N3,098,500,000(ThreeBillion, Ninety Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira)shall be required to upgrade the IDCs to SACs. The IDCsshall have the capacity to train over 11, 000 youths annuallyin various trades.

5. DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDCs TO CLUSTERSConsequent upon the handing over of the Twenty Four (24)Industrial Development Centres (IDCs) to the Agency andthe Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment directive thatthey should be made functional on a sustainable basis forthe benefit of MSMEs and emergence of viable clusters. AProject Delivery Team (PDT) was constituted on 21st

February, 2011. The constitution of the PDT is part of theeffort to convert the Industrial Development Centres intoWorld Class Cluster Parks through Public – PrivatePartnership. The membership of the PDT includes:

i. Federal Ministry of Trade and Investmentii. Small & Medium Enterprises Development

Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)iii. Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory

Commission (ICRC)

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iv. Raw Materials Research and DevelopmentCouncil (RMRDC)

A Steering Committee had been constituted to providepolicy guidelines and general direction to the ProjectDelivery Team. Membership of the Steering Committee shallinclude; SME Department of the Vice – President Office,Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nigeria ExportImport(NEXIM) Bank, Raw Materials Research andDevelopment Council(RMRDC), Bank of Industry(BoI),Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN) andrepresentatives of Business MembershipOrganizations(BMOs).

The project Delivery Team, recently conducted assessmentvisits to the IDCs. Based on the outcome of the exercise, theAgency in collaboration with the Infrastructure ConcessionRegulatory Commission (ICRC) shall engage the services ofreputable Consultants to function as Outline Business Case(OBC) Advisors for the Industrial Development Centres inorder to determine their respective viability. The IDCslocations being considered are as follows:

i. Idu, FCT – Abujaii. Zaria, Kaduna Stateiii. Bauchi, Bauch Stateiv. Oshogbo, Osun Statev. Owerri, Imo Statevi. Port – Harcourt, Rivers State

3.7 Job creation through access to credit: Collaboration with Bankof Industry (BOI) on Osun East Senatorial District micro creditscheme.The Agency entered into partnership (via a Memorandum ofUnderstanding) with the Bank of Industry (BOI) for theimplementation of the N50 million Osun East Senatorial DistrictConstituency Micro Credit Scheme Project in 2010. Thescheme was designed to develop SMEs using CooperativeSociety structures through Micro Credit Revolving Scheme. Thedisbursement of the loans is usually preceded byentrepreneurship training. Within the period under review, 10

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(ten) cooperative societies benefited from this scheme at therate of between N3 million and N5 million per society. Indeed,some of the cooperative societies have started repaying theloan. As a follow-up to this initiative, the Agency has written toall distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of theHouse of Representatives requesting them to utilize theirconstituency projects towards developing the MSMEs sub-sector along this platform.

3.8 SMEDAN/CBN Microfinance Certification Programme (MCP)In continuation of the Microfinance Certification Programme(MCP), as part of the overall Microfinance DevelopmentStrategy for Nigeria, the CBN approved the commencementof the second level of the training from September 5th - 16th,2011. The training programme was facilitated by SMEDAN asthe Microfinance Training Service Provider (MTSP).The objective of the certification programme is to continue tobuild a sustainable skilled labour force for the microfinancesub-sector through the certification of operators and non-executive directors of microfinance banks in Nigeria. A total of40 persons participated in the programme.

3.9 SMEDAN/Students for the Advancement of GlobalEntrepreneurship (SAGE) partnershipThe Agency co-sponsored and provided training for theparticipation of Zamani International College, Kaduna andJikwoyi Junior Secondary School, Jikwoyi, Abuja at the SAGEworld competition held in New York, USA between July 22-26,2011. The two schools won the first position in two differentcategories.

3.10 Extension Services on Impact EvaluationImpact evaluation is the systematic identification of the effectspositive or negative, intended or not – on individual persons,institutions, and the environment caused by a givendevelopment activity such as training. Impact evaluationhelps us better understand the extent to which activities reachthe poor and the magnitude of their effects on people’swelfare. Impact evaluations can range from large scalesample surveys in which project beneficiaries and control

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groups are compared before and after, and possibly atseveral points during program intervention; to small-scale rapidassessment and participatory appraisals where estimates ofimpact are obtained from combining group interviews, keyinformants, case studies and available secondary data.In the implementation of this programme, 2 states, Oyo andOsun states were visited and 70 potential entrepreneurs wereinterfaced with, i.e. 35 entrepreneurs from each state. Thisrenewed focus has brought a wide range of benefits toMSMEs, such as:- deeper inter-firm learning and co-operation among

members;- increased access to business development services;- realization of potentials for economies of scale and

improved information flows;- Improved access to finance and other pertinent resource/

export services.We are, however, pleased to report that we have beensuccessfully doing our very best to surmount the problems.

4.0 PARTNERSHIPSThe Agency continued talks on a number of strategicpartnerships with both public and credible private sectorinstitutions to advance its course of operations. These includethe Bank of Industry (BOI), Federal Institute of IndustrialResearch (FIIRO), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Raw MaterialsResearch and Development Council (RMRDC), United NationaIndustrial Development Organization (UNIDO), GermanTechnical Cooperation (GTZ), the Nigeria Prisons Service,National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure(NASENI), Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), StandardOrganisation of Nigeria (SON), Council for Renewable Energyof Nigeria (CREN), Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC). Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, National Board forTechnology Incubation (NBTI), World Bank, Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA), Atomic Energy Commission,Ministry of Petroleum on Cooking Gas Project, NigeriaAgricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank(NACRDB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), CorporateAffairs Commission (CAC), National Bureau of Statistics,

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NERFUND, First Lady’s Office, Head of Service of theFederation, etc. Highlights of some of the partnerships arestated below:

4.1 COLLABORATION WITH JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONAGENCY JICA ON ONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ONE PRODUCT(OLOP) PROGRAMME:The One local Government One Product (OLOP) iscollaboration between the Federal Government of Nigeria(represented by the Federal Ministry of Commerce andIndustry) and the Japanese Government through JapaneseInternational Cooperation Agency (JICA). The primaryobjective of the initiative is to provide policy options andinstitutional framework for implementing the OLOP programmein Nigeria in order to revitalize rural communities through thedevelopment of local businesses. The programme is targetingthe development of selected agro and allied products alongcluster lines. The Pilot Projects had been implemented in Kanoand Niger states. Three clusters among three products weredeveloped in each of the two pilot states. The products arerice, leather and groundnut oil for Kano State while yam, sheabutter and groundnut oil are for Niger State. The pilot draft finalreport (DFR) had been presented to stakeholders at a seminarheld in October 2011. The final report is expected to bepresented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA) before the year runs out. Consultation has continuedwith all States and Local Governments to tidy up for the fullblown proposal/scheme to be flagged off at a date agreedfor national implementation.

4.2 PAN AFRICAN COMPETITIVENESS FORUM (PACF) NIGERIACHAPTER:The Agency has been playing a very active role as a memberof the Steering Committee of the Pan African CompetitivenessForum. The activities of the PACF in Nigeria were slowed downas a result of paucity of funds. However, the PACF in Nigeriahas been working on hosting the PACF International

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Conference in Abuja in March 2012. The PACF was alsoengaged in sensitizing various State Governments to key intothe PACF programmes in Nigeria.

4.3 UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUB-CONTRACTINGAND PARTNERSHIP EXCHANGE (SPX): A SMEDAN/UNIDOCOLLABORATIONThe Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with the United Nations Industrial Development Programme(UNIDO) on the Sub-Contracting and Partnership Exchange(SPX) Programme. The Programme is a unique enterprises-linkage tool by UNIDO for promoting investments, sub-contracting, out-sourcing and match making for products andenterprises in the MSME sector. It links the MSME sub-sector in ahost country to a credible global database of manufacturingconcerns that is beneficial to both manufacturers and buyersof goods both within and outside the country. UNIDO is toprovide technical assistance while the Agency provides officespace, furniture and human resources. In line with this, theBusiness Support Centre (BSC) Matori, Lagos is hosting the SPXProject. UNIDO commenced the Nigeria investor Survey whichwill feed into the overall Africa Investor Survey and provide theparameters for the operations of the SPX programme. Theprogramme commenced with the capacity building of SPXstaff. The Agency has concluded the profiling of companies inLagos and the pilot run will start early in the New Year.

4.4 COLLABORATION WITH ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT ON AKUREIDC:The Agency is collaborating with the Ondo State Governmenton the Industrial Development Centre (IDC), Akure. AMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed betweenthe Agency and Ondo State Government for this purpose.During the period under review, the State Governmentreactivated the existing machines and even went ahead tobuy new machines/equipment. The various workshops wererenovated for the intake of a new set of trainees into thevarious trades. The vocational skills training were

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complemented by the delivery of entrepreneurship training.The Agency intends to use this partnership to showcase theefficacy of public-public-partnership (PPP) in the resuscitationand management of public infrastructure for the developmentof the MSMEs sub-sector and its resultant job creation capacityin Nigeria.

4.5 SMEDAN/PETER AKINOLA FOUNDATION COLLABORATION: TheAgency is into collaboration with Peter Akinola Foundation onthe upgrading and use of the Industrial Development Center(IDC), Abeokuta. We arrived at a major conclusion for the twoparties to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).The MOU has been signed and renovation work is on-going atthe instance of Peter Akinola Foundation. Training is expectedto start in the 1st quarter of 2012.

4.6 COLLABORATION WITH NEW CULTURE FOUNDATION (NCF)Based on evaluation/review of the reports of meetingsbetween representatives of SMEDAN and the New CultureFoundation (NCF), the Agency approved collaboration withNCF to commence the “Creative Technology” andentrepreneurship training of youths at the foundation trainingcentre in Idumuje and Ugboko in Delta State.The following work plan was recommended:

I. Pre-training visit to NCF, Niger Delta state by twoSMEDAN staff (to ascertain the present state of facilitiesat the centre).

II. Communicating with Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs andNiger Delta States for sponsorship of prospectiveparticipants to be under taken by SMEDAN.

III. Advertisement in two (2) National dailies (publicizing theproposed program and calling forresponses/applications), to be undertaken by SMEDAN.

IV. Meeting of SMEDAN-NCF project team (to appraiseresponses), obtaining management approval toproceed with the programme and selection of trainees;to be undertaken by SMEDAN and NCF.

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V. Training programme (skills acquisition andentrepreneurship training) to be undertaken by SMEDANand NCF.

4.7 RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKSHOPThe Agency participated in a 2-day National Awareness andTraining Program on “Renewable Energy and practical handson training on the production of cooking gas (methane) andliquid fertilizer from domestic kitchen food waste andbiodegradable wastes”, organized by the Nigerian Society ofEngineers (NSE) in conjunction with Grandeur Services & GreenEconomy Nigeria, held at the Raw Materials Research andDevelopment Council (RMRDC), Maitama, Abuja, on the 23thand 24th of June, 2011. The objective of the training was theconversion of variously generated bio-degradable wastewithin the country into wealth (waste to wealth). It was aimedat waste utilization and waste conversion for wealthgeneration and reduction in anthropogenic emissions.

4.8 INDUSTRIAL PROJECT PROFILE ON SACHET WATER PRODUCTIONThe Agency has been working on developing an IndustrialProject Profile on sachet water production. During the periodunder review, the Agency obtained field data and completedthe draft Industrial Project Profile, ready for presentation fordissemination to prospective investors.

5.0 MEDIA RELATED ACTIVITESHighlighted below are some of the media related activities ofthe Agency during the period under review: Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] and Nigeria Deposit

Insurance Corporation [NDIC] and Chartered Institute ofBankers of Nigeria [CIBN] Micro-Finance CertificationProgramme: Media Coverage of Opening Ceremony on31/01/11 at SMEDAN Headquarters.

Media Coverage of Corpers’ Entrepreneurship TrainingProgramme on 16/02/11 at the SMEDANHEADQUARTERS. Members of the NYSC serving in theAgency and other public and private institutions in Abujawere put through one week entrepreneurship training to

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prepare them for economic self-reliance through theestablishment of their own businesses after the period oftheir national assignment.

Media Coverage of the Signing of Memorandum ofUnderstanding between SMEDAN and Peter AkinolaFoundation on 17/02/11 at the SMEDAN Headquarters forcollaboration on youth empowerment/job creationscheme.

Media Coverage of Courtesy Call on SMEDAN Director-General by the Director-General of InfrastructureConcession Regulatory Commission on 17/02/11 atSMEDAN Headquarters. The visit offered opportunity fordiscussion on the conversion of 23 Industrial DevelopmentCentres [IDCs] located across the country to enterpriseclusters via the Public-Private Sector Partnership [PPP]arrangement.

Media Coverage of Courtesy Call on SMEDAN D-G by adelegation from the World Intellectual PropertyOrganization [WIPO] on 03/03/11 at SMEDANHeadquarters where both sides discussed the rolesSMEDAN could play in the area of intellectual property.

Media Coverage of SMEDAN participation in the KadunaInternational Trade Fair on 04/03/11 in Kaduna.

Media Coverage of the Courtesy Call on SMEDAN D-Gby a delegation from D-8 countries to discuss theAgency’s participation in coordinated development ofmicro, small and medium enterprises [MSMEs] in D-8countries.

Media Coverage of Courtesy Call on SMEDAN D-G by adelegation from the United Nations High Commission forRefugees in Nigeria on 22/03/11 at SMEDANHeadquarters. Both sides discussed rehabilitation ofrefugees and internally displaced persons through micro,small and medium enterprises.

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Media Coverage of the visit of the delegation fromSociety for Family Health on 18/03/11 at SMEDANHeadquarters to discuss collaboration with SMEDAN onhealth issues.

Media Coverage of the courtesy Call on SMEDAN D-Gby Consumer Protection Council [CPC] Director-Generalto discuss products/services quality in the MSME sector.

Media Coverage of the Courtesy Call on SMEDAN D-Gby a delegation from the Federation of Informal Workers’Organization on 22/03/11 to discuss collaboration onMSME Development.

Media Coverage of Stakeholders’ Meeting on MSMERating Database on 24/03/11 at SMEDAN Headquarters.It was a consultative meeting.

6.0 STAFF TRAININGDuring the period under review, the Management intensifiedefforts in building the capacity of staff towards effectiveservice delivery. Staff members were exposed to both localand International training programmes. Some members of staffhave benefited from foreign training, conferences/businessforums sponsored by our International Partners like JapaneseGovernment (JICA), Indian Government, Israeli Government,Chinese Government, Thailand Government, etc. SeeAnnexures II B & II C

7.0 TRADEFAIRS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES ANDMEETINGSThe following activities took place:a. Attendance of the 2nd Niger Cassava Conference and

exhibition (2nd NCCE 2011).b. Review of the proposal for implementation of a

geographical information system (GIS) for themanagement and administration of industrialDevelopment centre for SMEDAN, Nigeria.

c. Participation in the Niger chamber of commerce industry,mines and agriculture to participate in the 9th NigerNational Trade fair- NIGER 2011.

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d. Stakeholder workshop on the biometrics anddemographics data standard and verification proceduresfor the NIMs (National Identity Management Commission)19th May 2011.

e. Attendance of the ICAN 5th western District Conferenceand presented a paper titled “Funding MSMEs to growto the National Economy” between 7th to 10th Feb 2011 atAkure.

f. Participated in the stakeholder’s meeting on theproposed National MSME’s rating database 24th March2011 at SMEDAN HQTR.

g. Participated in the Financial Sector Strategy (FSS) 20:202011 retreat on IFRS on 25th March at CBN Kaduna.

h. Participated at the 4th National Development Summit ofTraditional rulers and presented a paper titled“Development of MSMEs: Advancement, impediment andprospects on 29th March 2011.

i. Participated at the National SMEs rating databasemeeting held at the DG’s conference room on 24th March2011.

j. Participated at the International conference/Nationalsummit on oil palm Industry –held at Transcorp Hilton HotelAbuja – 3rd-4th March 2011.

k. Participated at the workshop on developing a low carbonIndustrial strategy for Nigeria-held at Rock view HotelsAbuja on 17th March 2011.

l. On 24th March, 2011 organized the first meeting on theNational MSME Rating Database which took place at theDirector – General’s conference room. The RatingDatabase is intended to institute a reliable process andbenchmark to assess and rate Nigerian MSMEs based onstandardized criteria and policies.

m. The Second stakeholders meeting on National MSMErating database was held on 1st March, 2011. A workingcommittee was constituted to fast track the detailedplanning and framework for setting up the database.

n. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic Personsand other Related Matters (NAPTIP),invited the Agencywith other stakeholders to work on a draft performanceindicator document to be used to monitor and evaluate

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the implementation of the Agency’s National Policy and itwas held from 7th – 8th June, 2011.

o. A meeting was organized in order to fine tune areas ofcollaboration between FIWON and SMEDAN. The Agencyhas agreed to support FIWON in areas like workspace,MSME survey database and access to micro credit.

p. The national Automotive Council and AutoWorld ServicesLtd organized a workshop on effective productionplanning and improvement techniques for small &medium scale enterprises from 29th – 30th March, 2011. Theworkshop took place at Kings Palace Hotel, Nnewi,Anambra state. At the workshop a goodwill message anda paper titled Evolving Viable Project Concepts wasdelivered.

q. A workshop on 7th and 8th March organized by the EnergyCommission of Nigeria and the Kebbi State government atthe Kebbi State University of Science and TechnologyAhero, Kebbi State. The theme of the workshop was “2-day National training workshop on application ofrenewable energy devices and ultimate changemitigation in Northwest Region”.

r. The World Bank’s MSME Project Office and the NigerianInvestment Promotion Commission organized a training onResult-based monitoring for some staff of the Agency from20th – 23rd March, 2011. The workshop took place at NewChelsea Hotel, Abuja.

s. A workshop was organized by the National AtomicEnergy Commission of Nigeria at Top View Hotel, Wuse,Zone 5, Abuja. The aim of the workshop was to highlightthe socio-economic importance of radiation processingtechnology in national food security.

t. The World Bank MSME project training on Result basedMonitoring and Evaluation tagged learnshop for SMEDANmanagement and staff was held from 17th – 19th June2011 and 20th – 23rd June 2011 respectively at ChelseaHotel, CBD, Abuja. About 13 members of managementand 38 members of staff attended the training. Seeannexure II B

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8.0 UP-COMING PROGRAMME: TRAIN TO WORK (TRATOW)INITIATIVEOne of the major causes of unemployment is skill shortagesoccasioned by dearth of skilled personnel and entrepreneurialcompetence, inadequate capacity of vocational skill centresand the non-orientation of the educational system to theproduction of vocational skills that are aligned to industryrequirements. Therefore, the TRATOW Initiative, a brain child ofthe Honourable Minister of Trade and Investment, is targetedat equipping young Nigerians with the skills to establish and runtheir small businesses. The activities so far on this programmeare as follows:a. Development of Concept Noteb. Development of curriculum for both vocational and

entrepreneurship training.c. Development of Action Pland. Analysis of the budget

The programme is expected to generate a minimum of1,000,000 jobs in four years with the public presentation andcommencement scheduled for the first quarter of 2012.

9.0 CONCLUSIONCHALLENGES1. The agency’s major challenge is in the area of diminishing

budgetary allocation. The agency witnessed a steadydecline of its statutory allocation whilst activities,awareness and demands are increasing, and thissignificantly affected its programmes, in view of a largepopulation of enterprises requiring different forms ofassistance coupled with the challenge of covering alarge country like Nigeria.

2. The nonchalant attitude of some state government andpublic sector institutions posed a major challenge to theagency in its quest to emancipate MSMEs at thegrassroots.

3. Dearth of reliable/up-to-date data in designing specificintervention programmes for different segment ofenterprises remains a challenge though the Agency hasbeen able to improve the situation. The Agency is now

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collaborating with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)to generate the data.

4. Also, the cost of doing business in Nigeria is still high dueto operational infrastructural inadequacies, legal/regulatory challenges and weak operation capacities ofMSMEs. Expenses such as payment of commercial ratesfor training and capacity building, and mandatoryregulatory fees by National Agency for Food and DrugAdministration & Control (NAFDAC), StandardsOrganization of Nigeria (SON) and to lesser degreeCorporate Affairs Commission (CAC) are hardlyaffordable, especially by start-ups.

Finally, the Agency has restructured to provide businessextension services that will include working with entrepreneursto design bankable business plans. This is because the Agencyhas observed that the problem of business is not access tofunds but lack of viable business plans by MSMEs.

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Annexure IQUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITIES ON INFORMATION, TRAININGADVISORY SERVICES AND SENSITIZATION AT THE HEAD OFFICE &OTHER CENTRES FOR THE YEAR 2011

Table I – First Quarter 2011

LOCATION JAN FEB MAR TOTAL

Head office - - -

BSCs - 3 50 53

BICs - - - -

BusinessSensitization

19 12 31

Training - 9 12 21

Total - 31 74 105

Table II – Second Quarter 2011

LOCATION APRIL MAY JUNE TOTAL

Head office - 29 - 29

BSCs 25 - - 25

BICs - - - -


55 29 200 284

Training 32 243

275

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Total 112 301

200 613

TABLE III – Third Quarter 2011

LOCATION JULY AUG. SEPT. TOTAL

Head office - 15 12 27

BSCs - - - -

BICs - - 4 4


- - 59 59

Training - 25 19 44

Total - 40 94 134

Table IV – Fourth Quarter 2011

LOCATION OCT. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

Head office 50 150 200 400

BSCs - 100 50 150

BICs 9 35 40 84


200 300 250 750

Training 250 6,690 1200 8,140

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Total 509 7,275 1,740 9,524

Annexure IIAFOREIGN SEMINARS, MEETINGS AND CONFRENCES

NAME OFOFFICIALS

TITLE OF PROGRAMME LOCATION DATE

Mal. I. Shehu,Remi Adeleke

International LabourLeaders Convention

Washington DC,USA.

10th-15thJanuary, 2011

Engr. Abu Ozigi IRO, D-8,SMEs ClusterDevelopment bestpractices workshop.

Tehran, Iran 8th-9th

February,2011

Engr. IkennaOnugha

D-8 Working CommitteeMeeting on BoronProducts.

Ankara, Turkey 21st-23rd

February, 2011

Dr. RobertOweiye

Workshop on SustainableDevelopment on Lake

N’DJamena, Chad 9th-10th March,2011.

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Chad Basin Region:Capacity of Lake Chadbasin Catchment Area forSustainable Agriculturalpractices.

Engr. Abu Ozigi,Mal. Adamu K.A.Gargawa, Mr.Barnabas Jatau.

The Small & Medium ScaleIndustry Development &Support Administration ofTurkey (KOSGEB)/ SMEDANCollaboration Programme

Ankara, Turkey. 9th-11th March,2011

Mr. O.T. Fasanya First Economic Commissionof West AfricanStates(ECOWAS) SMESummit ’ Promoting SMEDevelopment’’

Accra, Ghana 15th- 17th March,2011.

Mr. MondayAluu Ewans &BridgetOhikhokhai.

Training of trainers’(TOT)programme onInternational FinancialReporting Standards(IFRS)for SMEs Institution &Operators.

Banjul, Gambia. 9th-11th May, 2011

Dr. Robert A.Owaiye

Enhanced trade throughincreased competitiveness,value addition and deeperregional integration.’ 2011African GrowthOpportunities Act (AGOA)forum.

Lusaka, Zambia. 6th-10th June,2011.

MuhammadNadada Umar,Mr. Fasanya O.T,Mr. AtukpaJethro Pope,Dr. FridayOkpara,Engr.Igba Anthony

World Bank OrganizedStudy tour to India.

EntreprenuershipDevelopmentInstitute,Ahmadabad, India.

17th-23rd

July,2011.

Mal. Shehu Sada,Mr. Monday A.Ewans, Engr.Ikenna Onugha,

SME Meeting with Republicof Sierra LeoneGovernment Officials.

Freetown,Republic of SierraLeone.

1st-5th August,2011.

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Ibrahim Tiamiyu.Fasanya T.O African Down Under

ConferencePerth,Australia. 31st August - 2nd

September,2011.

Engr. Abu Ozigi D-8 Ministerial/WorkingGroup Meeting

Ankara, Turkey. 4th-6th October,2011.

MuhammadNadada Umar,Mr. Monday A.Ewans

Commonwealth BusinessMeeting

Perth, Australia. 25th-27th

October, 2011.

Annexure IIBFOREIGN TRAINING

S/N COURSE TITLE INSTITUTION COLLABO-RATINGGOVERNMENT/AGENCY

DATE OFTRAINING

LOCA-TION

NOMI-NATION

REMARKS

1. Entrepreneurship& Small BusinessPromotion.

EntrepreneurshipDevelopmentinstitute of India,Ahmedabad

Indian Technical& EconomicCooperation(ITEC)

3rd Jan.-11th

feb.,2011

India RuthAndiHamza

Implemented

2. BusinessResearchMethods & DataAnalysis


3rd Jan.-11th

feb.,2011

India Mr.EbunaKennethIlobas

Implement

3. AdvancedCertificate OfHumanDevelopment

National Instituteof TeachersTechnicalTraining &Research


19th Jan.-18th

March,2011.

India FatimaO.Shu’aibu

Implement

4.Community-Capacity &Rural

The JapaneseInternationalCooperation

28th

March-18th April,

Japan SafiyaBallaYarima

Implemented

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DevelopmentProgramme-Focusing onOne VillageOne Product- forAfricanCountries inKyushu(Japan)

Agency(JICA) 2011.

5. BusinessDynamics “BD”

MaastrichtSchool ofManagement,Netherlands.

Ministry ofDevelopmentCooperation &Maastricht Schoolof ManagementNetherlands

6th-29th

May,2011

Netherlands

FaniyanOluyomi

Implemented

6. InternationalTrainingProgramme inMan Power.

Institute of ManPowerResearch, Delhi

ITEC 01/12/2011-25/01/2012

India UmarDaudaIbrahim

Implemented

7. Design &Implementationof E- Learning

Delhi ITEC 17/10/2011-09/12/2011

India KayodeMayenbe

Implemented

8. ClusterDevelopmentProgramme

EnterpreneurshipDevelopmentInstitute of India(EDI)-Ahmedabad

ITEC07/11/2011-16/12/2011

India AuwaluAminu

Implemented

9 Entrepreneurialmanagement

EDI-Ahmedabad

ITEC 07/11/2011-16/12/2012

India Temitope FrankAdeoye

Implemented

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Annexure IICLOCAL TRAINING

S/N NAMES INSTITUTION VENUE COURSE TITLE DEPT DATE REMARKS1. Mal. Shehu

IbrahimKadunaBusinessSchool,SchoolKaduna

KadunaBusinessSchool,Kaduna.

PlanningResearch andOrganizationallearningprogramme

A& HR April4th- 8th

Implemented

2. Mal. Ali Musa PublicserviceInstitute ofNigeria

Public serviceinstitute Abuja

BudgetPreparation,Defence, andPreparation

F & A June16th-17th

Implemented

3. Faith Dachir Publicserviceinstitute ofNigeria

Public serviceinstituteAbuja

BudgetPreparation,Defence, andPreparation

A & HR June16th-17th

Implemented

4. Aliyu UsmanBello

PublicServiceInstitute ofNigeria

Public serviceInstituteAbuja

Public sectorprocurement &FinancialManagement

A &HR June21st-22nd

Implemented

5. B.E Okimba PublicserviceInstitute ofNigeria

Public serviceInstituteAbuja

Workshop oncouncilmemorandumnotes &

A& HR June28th-29th

Implemented

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conclusion6. Alh. Umar

TijjaniPublicserviceInstitute ofNigeria

Public serviceInstitute Abuja

Workshop oncouncilmemorandumnotes &conclusion

A& HR June28th-29th

Implemented

7. IlebodeUnibode

FederalCharactercommission

PresidentialHotel, PortHarcourt Riverstate

National Retreatontransformation ofNigeria

A& HR SEP5-8

Implemented

8. Isreal.Ikyumoir

Federalcharactercommission

PresidentialHotel, PortHarcourt

National Retreatontransformation ofNigeria

SPP&C SEP5-8

Implemented

9. MubarakAhmed

Federalcharacter

PresidentialHotel, portHarcourt

National Retreatontransformation

F& A SEP5-8

Implemented

10. Ijeoma Ebere IFRS Lagos Internationalreportingstandard

C& SP July19th-21th

Implemented

11. StellaAkpobor

ASCON Badagrycomplex,Lagos

Management forsecretary,personnel

F& A SEP5TH-9TH

Implemented

12. MuhammadNadadaUmar

EFCC EFCC, Training& Researchinstitute,institute Karu

The Challengesof globalEconomicCrimes

CP SEP5th-7th

Implemented

13. Mal. IbrahimShehu

EFCC EFCC, TrainingResearchInstitute Karu


A& HR SEP5th-7th

Implemented

14. Mr. SteveEhikhamenor

EFCC EFCC, TrainingResearchInstitute Karu


F& A SEP5th-7th

Implemented

15. Mal. ShehuSada

AbujaEnterpriseAgency

Ikeja, Lagos RevenueGeneration &UtilizationStrategy

ED&P June13th-17th

Implemented

16. Mr. OlokorE.D

CharteredAccountantof Nigeria

GatewayHotel, Ota,Ogun

AdvanceFinancialManagementSkills forAccountantsand Financeexecutives

F& A OCT3rd-7th

Implemented

17. Ali Musa ASCON AsconComplexbadagryLagos

Customer servicedelivery

F& A OCT17th-25th

Implemented

18. MgbanaEmmanuel

BaselineComputers

Ibadan, OyoState.

Audit Controland

Audit OCT10th-14th

Implemented

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LTD management ofComputersystem course

19. KingsleyAdamu

BaselineComputerLTD

Ibadan, OyoState

Audit Controlandmanagement ofComputerSystem Course

F& A OCT10th-14th

Implemented

20. Alh. TijjaniUmar

NationalArchives

NationalTeachersInstitute,Kaduna

Nationalworkshop on theEstablishment &Operation ofRecords

A& HR OCT25th-27th

Implemented

21. IbrahimDauda Umar

NationalArchives

NationalTeacherworkshopKaduna

Nationalworkshop on theEstablishmentand Operationof Records

A& HR OCT25th-27th

Implemented

22. AuwaluAminu

NationalArchives

NationalTeachersworkshopKaduna

NationalWorkshop on theEstablishmentand Operationof Records

A& HR OCT25th-27th

Implemented

23. BlessingChinagorom

NationalArchives

NationalTeachersWorkshopKaduna

NationalWorkshop on theE establishment

A& HR OCT25th-27th

Implemented

24. Aisha Ojeifo CMD CMDComplex,ShangishaLagos

DevelopingAdministrativeOfficerscompetence forOrganizationalchange

A& HR OCT10th-14th

Implemented

25. ChinyereMuomaife

CMD CMDComplex,ShangishaLagos

DevelopingAdministrativeOfficersCompetence forOrganizationalChange

A& HR OCT10th-14th

Implemented

26. Mr. IbrahimAbdulmalik

BaselineComputerLTD

Kankonfo Inn,Ninhinola Str,Ibadan OyoState

Website DesignDevelopmentManagement

ICT OCT24th-28th

Implemented

27. Mr.TonyMuogbare

BaselineComputer

Kankon Inn,Ninhinola Str,Ibadan OyoState

Website, DesignDevelopmentManagement

ICT OCT24TH-28TH

Implemented

28. OyansanyaFaith. O.A

ASCON Nondon HotelNew Heaven,Enugu

Manpowerplanning &Budgeting

F&A SEP19TH-22ND

Implemented

29. Hamza Ruth.A ASCON Nondon HotelNew Heaven

Manpower &Budgeting A&HR

SEP19TH-

Implemented

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Enugu 22ND30. Faith Z Dachir ASCON Nondon Hotel

New HeavenManpowerplanning &Budgeting

A&HR SEP19TH-22ND

Implemented

31. SulaimanTaminuAbubakar

CMD CMDcomplex,Lagos

Managementworkshop forcooperative andAgro-allied

ED&P NOV9TH-11TH

Implemented

32. ENGR.Onugha Ikenna

CMD CMDcomplex,ShangishaLagos

Managementworkshop forcooperativeandAgro-allied

ET&P NOV9TH-11TH

Implemented

33. GamawaSaleh


Managementworkshop forcooperativeandAgro-allied

CS&P NOV9TH-11TH

Implemented

34. ChinyeluNwokoye


Managementworkshop forcooperative andAgro-allied

ED&P NOV9TH-11TH

Implemented

35. OluyomiFaniyan

CMD CMDcomplex,Shangisha,Lagos

Pension FundManagement &Administrationworkshop

A & HR NOV14TH-18TH

Implemented

36. Eno Emily CMD CMDcomplex,ShangishaLagos.

Pension FundManagement &Administrationworkshop

A & HR NOV14TH-18TH

Implemented

37. Tijjani A. Umar NationalPensionCommissionand (ICPC)

ArewaHouse,Kaduna

Pension A&HR NOV22ND-23RD

Implemented

38. FaniyanOluyomi

NationalPensionCommissionand (ICPC

Arewa House,Kaduna

Pension A&HR NOV22ND-23RD

Implemented

39 Linda Jerry CMD CMDcomplex,Kano

Managementworkshop

F &A DEC5TH-9TH

Implemented

40. Stella Ani CMD CMDcomplex,Kano

Managementworkshop

SP&PC DEC5TH-9TH

Implemented

41. Mary A.Kolawole

CMD CMDcomplex,Kano

Managementworkshop

SP&PC DEC5TH-9TH

Implemented

42. Mary Etim CMD CMDcomplex,Kano

Managementworkshop

F & A DEC5TH-9TH

Implemented

43. Alh.MustaphaKolawole

UMMconsultancyservices

UMM Learningcentre, AlausaIkeja Lagos.

Store Keeping/WarehouseWorkshop

A & HR DEC12TH-16TH

Implemented

44. ENGR. Ikenna Energy Sokoto Energy Strengthening ET&P NOV Implemented

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Onugha commission Research institutionalcapacityresearchcentre’s withinniger delta

10TH-11TH

45. Mr. B.EOkimba

ASCON ASCONBadagry,Lagos

Sensitizationworkshop on thenew publicservice rules

A&HR NOV28TH-30TH

Implemented

46 ZephaniahJolomi

ASCON ASCONBadagry,Lagos

Sensitizationworkshop on thenew publicservice rules

A&HR NOV28TH-30TH

Implemented

47. FaniyanOluyomi

Integratedhealthcentre

LamondeHotel, PlateauState.

Integratedhealth

A&HR DEC1ST

Implemented

48. Dachir F.Z Integratedhealthcentre

LamondeHotel, PlateauState.

Integratedhealth

A&HR DEC1ST

Implemented

49. Salau Mikhail The pictorialEducationalresource

Commandguest house,Kaduna

Technicalapproach to riskreduction asrelated to safetyand health inworkplace

A&HR DEC1ST-2ND

Implemented

50. YakubuMomoh Jimoh

The pictorialEducationalresource

Commandguest house,Kaduna

Technicalapproach to riskreduction asrelated to safetyand health inworkplace

A&HR DEC1ST-2ND

Implemented

51. ShuaibuHaruna

HFCConsulting

HamdalaHotel, Kaduna

Entrepreneurship,Businessdevelopmentimprovementand investmentmanagement

SPP&C DEC12TH-16TH

52. ShekerauAhmed

HFCConsulting



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

53. Ngozi Obilor HFCConsulting



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

54. Moji Adebayo HFCConsulting


Entrepreneurship,Businessdevelopment

IE&E DEC12TH-16TH

S

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improvementand investmentmanagement

55. Dr. IfeomaOnyia

HCFConsulting


Entrepreneurship,Businessdevelopmentimprovementand investmentmanagement.

C/A DEC12TH-16TH

56. Aliyu UsmanBello

HCFConsulting



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

57. Rita Adaba HCFConsulting



LegalUnit

DEC12th-16th

58. Mr. GbengaAkande

HFCConsulting



E&TP DEC12th-16th

59. MuktarMuhammed

HFCConsulting



EDD&P DEC12th-16th

60. Zubair Taheed HFCConsulting



ProtocolUnit

DEC12th-16th

61 OsineyeTajudeen

HFCConsulting



F&A DEC12th-16th

62. IbrahimJallaba

HFCConsulting


Entrepreneurship,Businessdevelopmentimprovementand investment

F&A DEC12th-16th

63. TsemwamHootsen

HFCConsulting


Entrepreneurship,Business

F&A DEC12TH-

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Patrick developmentimprovementand investment

16TH

64. Sawyrr.O.Emily

HFCConsulting



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

65. GloriaUwuigbe

HFCConsulting



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

66. IfeanyiEmetiku

FederalRoadSafety

Tuturu Motel,AdoNasarawaState

CapacityBuilding forDrivers

A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

67. Jude Anene FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

68. MondayOnoja

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

69. AkeemKareem

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

70. MondayObasim

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

71. Yau’ Audu FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

mn

72.SundayAnawo

FederalRoadSafety

Tuturu Motel,NasarawaState.


A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

73. Yusuf Dogora FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

74. GarbaAdamu

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

75. AminuDanladi

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

76. Ado Usman FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

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77. MuhammedIbrahim

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

78. Ayuba Dadi FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

79. AbubakarFada

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

80. Friday Obiora FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

81. Isreal Akpan FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

82. JohnsonOjohvowu

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

83. DantalaUsman

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

84. AbiodunOgunjobi

FederalRoadSafety



A&HR DEC12TH-16TH

85. AdamuJecinta

CumbanedAssociates

Ahmadu BelloHouse, ShiroroMinna

PerformanceImprovementworkshop forclerical officersand officeassistants

ED&P DEC19TH-23RD

86. Musa Asabe CumbanedAssociates



InternalAudit

DEC19TH-23RD

87. AyoolaOluwafemi

CumbanedAssociates


Improvementworkshop forclerical officersand officeassistants

ET&P DEC19TH-23RD

88. BlessingChinagorom

CumbanedAssociates



A&HR DEC19TH-23RD

89. MuhammedNasir Yahuza

CumbanedAssociates


PerformanceImprovementworkshop forclerical officersand office

A&HR DEC19TH-23RD

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assistants90. Muhammed

MusaCumbanedAssociates



A&HR DEC19TH-23RD

91. Eletuo Gloria CumbanedAssociates



F&A DEC19TH-23RD

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Annexure IIIIDENTIFIED CLUSTERS

S/N Clusters Location Product(s)1 Nasarawa Lafia Rice2 Akwanga casava3 Nasarawa4 Niger Bida Rice5 Ebonyi Abakaliki Rice6 Ondo Akure cassava7 Benue Ugbokolo Cassava8 Ogun Ijebu Ossosa Cassava9 Iji Owu Cassava

10 Abeokuta Tye & dye1112 Cross River Calabar Catfish13 Ovonum Catfish14 Ogoja Catfish15 Kebbi Birni Kebbi Catfish16 Argungun Catfish

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17 Yauri Catfish18 Anambra Akwa Cassava19 Nnewi Automotive Auto parts20 Edo Benin cassava21 Borno Lake Alau Vegetable & cassava22 Zabermari Rice23 Katsina Katsina Women group24 Funtua Women group25 Manufashi Women group26 Osun Osogbo Tye & dye27 Other trade group28 Kano Kano Leather29 Abia Aba Shoe & leather30 Lagos Ikeja ITC31 Delta Warri Delta women

farmers(Asherlife)32 Enugu Anierri Rice33 Enugu palm kennel oil34 Orji river Palm oil35 Nnsuka Auto repairs36 FCT Kugbo furniture Furniture37 Taraba Jalingo Cassava38 Wukari Cassava39 Bali Cassava40 Adamawa Yola Mat,Artisan & craft41 Fufure Cassava42 Song Cotton43 Oyo Ogbomoso Cassava44 Saki Shea butter45 Kogi Ankpa cassava46 Kabba Cassava47 Okenne Cassava48 Kaduna Kachia ginger49 Kwoi Ginger50 Kagoro Ginger51 Plateau Jos Potatoes52 Lagos Mende Cane weavers53 Plateau Jos Grains54 Ekiti Ado Ekiti Cassava

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Ado Ekiti Graduate fish farmers55 Ogotun Mat weavers56 Akwa Ibom Ikot Ekpene Raffia & wig57 Kwara Ilorin Shea butter58 Nasarawa Nasarawa Rice59 Kano Kano Leather

Annexure IV

MSMEs STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM RECOMMENDATIONS

The following recommendations were made by the stakeholders:a. The establishment of an MSME Bank.b. The establishment of Fund of funds e.g. SMEDEF.c. The establishment of new clusters and the revamping of

existing ones.d. Reviewing existing policies to make them more effective in

addressing MSMEs development in Nigeria.e. The capacity of existing and potential MSMEs should be built

continuously.f. The venture capital initiative should be strengthened.g. Capacity building should be delivered in local languages.h. Rural enterprises should be developed based on

competitiveness.i. MSMEs should be encouraged and helped to formalize their

operations.j. The stock market should be made accessible to MSMEs.

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k. Nigerians should be encouraged to patronize made-in-Nigeriaproducts /services.

l. Incentives should be established for MSMEs.m. Establish the National Council on MSMEs.

Annexure VSUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE OFFICIAL TRIP OF SMEDAN STAFF TOTHE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

1. OBSERVATIONS/FINDINGSThe team noted that extensive excess institutional capacityexist for the creation of mass employment opportunities in theCountry through MSMEs’ development. It was, however, notedthat the following limitations to the utilization of existingcapacity are prominent:a. There is preponderance of unemployment among youths

and women groups.b. There is over emphasis on skills acquisition training without

the accompanying delivery of business developmentservices (BDS). This approach resulted in the lack of interestby youths and women and also the high mortality ratesamong MSMEs.

c. The absence of an apex institution for developing theMSMEs in Sierra Leone.

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d. A majority of the youths prefer wage employment to self-employment through the platform of MSMEs largely due to(b) above.

e. There is limited access to affordable credit due tounavailability of funds, institutional constraints and theincapacity of MSMEs.

f. The markets size for products/services are small as a result ofthe low purchasing power of households, population size,difficulties in accessing export market especiallyneighbouring countries (ECOWAS, NEPAD, AGOA, AU etc),characteristic of economies dependent on infant andprimary production units.

g. Low output resulting from a combination of factorsincluding weak or total absence of incentives and businessstimulating environment.

h. There is a prevalence of numerous NGOs undertaking youthand women programmes and whose activities are largelyuncoordinated.

2. SUGGESTIONS ON WAY FORWARDWealth creation and poverty reduction using the platform ofMSMEs development should be concentrated in the followingareas, which in the opinion of the team, have high potentialsfor mass employment generation in the country:a. The development of the MSMEs sub-sector (including

emerging mining sector) which has unlimited capacity togenerate jobs, boost income and stimulate other sectors ofthe economy. The mining sector should not only be thelead sector but also the hub of economic growth anddevelopment in Sierra Leone.

b. Articulation of reliable data on MSMEs for calculatedplanning and intervention.

c. The establishment of a dedicated and relatively cheaperFUND for the financing of MSMEs’ operations. Anappropriate disbursement and recovery mechanism shouldbe put in place, through a Development Finance Institution(DFI) such as Bank of Industry (BOI) in Nigeria.

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d. The development of rural employment opportunitiesoperational from business and industry perspective in agroand agro-allied sectors which also has large potentials forthe generation of jobs for unemployed youths and women.This will serve as a potent factor in stemming the migrationof youths to urban centres.

e. The establishment of an apex Agency that will see to thecomprehensive development of the MSMEs’ sub-sector. (asis the case in Nigeria).

f. The development of a comprehensive framework for theacquisition of entrepreneurship/vocational skills in all theregions using both formal institutions and competent mastercraftsmen as skills development centres. While vocationalskills will give one the technical knowhow, entrepreneurshipskills will give one the capacity to run a particular trade as aprofit making business capable of ensuring sustainability. Adualistic apprentice system, which combines bothclassroom and practical training, should be established inthe case of the adoption of the master craftsmen platformto drive the process.

g. The institution of a properly coordinated certificationprocess for the products/graduates of theentrepreneurship/vocational skills training centres should beundertaken to standardize skills acquired, ensure qualityand uniformity. This is particularly important for skilledpersons who will take advantage of the opportunities thatwill emerge with the anticipated upsurge in the level ofeconomic activities to seek and secure wage employmentwhere available.

h. Skill acquisition in ICT should be instituted under the generalskills acquisition programme. This will not only produceprofessionals in this area but will also help to build thecapacity of other individuals engaged in other vocationswith the aim of enhancing their output and competitivenessin line with international best practice.

i. There is a need for the government of the Republic of SierraLeone to institute a transient job programme for certaincategories of unemployed persons especially graduates oftertiary institutions to enable them acquire someexperience on the job. This will not only enable them to

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meet the needs of employers of labour but will alsogenerate some income for them while preparingthemselves for permanent employment.

j. Adequate attention should be given to the provision ofopportunities for the vulnerable and physically challengedpersons in the country. These categories of persons includesocially displaced persons, those with various physicalchallenges, those living with HIV/AIDS, etc.

k. Income generating activities should be designed andimplemented especially for women to integrate them fullyinto the economy. This will promote their contribution to thenational economy, enhance their income and facilitatetheir attainment of self reliance.

l. Labour-intensive light equipment methods of construction,rehabilitation and maintenance of rural infrastructureshould be adopted where appropriate. Environmentalbeautification activities in the cities should be undertakento generate jobs for the youths and women.

m. Stimulate access to an enlarged market both in thedomestic economy and export market particularly with theECOWAS sub region, AU, AGOA, etc.

n. There should be extensive collaboration/partnership amongstakeholders in the public and private sectors, internationalagencies and donor organizations under Public– Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

o. An appropriate institutional framework and legislationshould be put in place to provide the statutory enablingenvironment for these activities.

3. PROPOSED INTERVENTION PROGRAMMESThe intervention programmes to be implemented to addressall the areas highlighted above include the following:a. A comprehensive programme on psychological, attitudinal

and behavioural changes among unemployed personsespecially youths should be undertaken as a first step. Selfreliance through self employment should be the underlinedphilosophy of all employment generation activities. This willbe pursued through counselling, value re-orientation andsensitization of unemployed persons and institutionalizationof entrepreneurship skills development programme in the

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curricula of the formal educational system and informalsector skills centres.

b. Articulation, design and implementation of an appropriatemix of employment generation programmes in all areasidentified in preceding sections.

c. Capacity building programmes for persons who will drivethe process should be undertaken.

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