FG Opens Application Portal For MSME Funding, Receives 60,000 Entries
The Nigerian government has announced that the application for the 2025 MSME awards will remain open until April 7, 2025 According to the organisers, about 60,000 applications have been received, with more expected to roll in before the closing date Winners of the award will reportedly go home with about N700 million worth of prizes, including cars, shops and houses.
The portal for the submission of applications for the 2025 National MSME Awards opened on Friday, March 7, 2025, following a press conference by the Awards Committee where a new category for persons living with disability was announced.
About three weeks into the submission of entries, over 60,000 applications from small business entrepreneurs across the country have been received, with agricultural-based enterprises leading the pack and closely followed by enterprises in the Information and Digital Technology sector, and the Creative Industry.
Categories of entries Others are leatherwork, furniture and woodwork, Manufacturing and Fashion, Beauty and Cosmetics, and persons living with disability.
Incentives for winners
The incentives earmarked for this year’s awardees underscore the Federal Government and private sector commitment to transforming the MSME space in Nigeria, especially in recognition of MSMEs’ contribution to economic development and job creation. The feedback from the technical team as regards the submission of applications is encouraging, but more small enterprises are urged to leverage this great opportunity by sending in their entries as the portal remains open till April 7.
Apply here;
https://msmeclinics.gov.ng/award-apply/
