{"id":20967,"date":"2024-04-26T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T14:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=20967"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T14:54:20","slug":"call-for-applications-edc-mastercard-transforming-nigerian-youths-program-for-40000-msmes-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-edc-mastercard-transforming-nigerian-youths-program-for-40000-msmes-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: EDC\/ MasterCard Transforming Nigerian Youths Program For 40,000 MSMEs in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Transforming Nigerian Youths program aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically youths and women across the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is brought to Nigeria by the Young Africa Works-Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EDC is teaming up with the Foundation to build the capacity of 40,000 MSMEs with a special focus on agriculture and creative sectors especially women-led businesses in Nigeria. 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