Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Globally one-third of SMEs are owned by women – yet 70 per cent report having no or insufficient access to financing.

Together with FirstBank Nigeria, we’re helping women-owned and led businesses in Nigeria to grow. Our $100 million directed lending facility, formed in 2021, directs funding to women-owned and led businesses as well as to local SMEs. In this video, business owner and FirstBank customer Memunat Agbonikhena tells us how the bank has helped her to build a thriving business.