PICTORIAL: SMEDAN, UNDP, Korea Launch $12m Abuja Innovation Hub to Create Jobs for Nigerian Youths

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has broken ground for the Abuja Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE), a $12 million innovation hub aimed at empowering young entrepreneurs, women, start-ups and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Abuja and Northern Nigeria.
The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Thursday at SMEDAN’s Industrial Development Centre in Idu, Abuja, marked the official commencement of construction of the centre, which stakeholders described as a major investment in Nige...