NASME National President, Dr. Yarima appreciates for success of 20th MSMEs International Summit, Exhibition

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By Anthony Maliki, Abuja

The National President, National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) Dr. Abdulrashid Yarima has expressed gratitude to special guests, participants and stakeholders who participated for the success of the 20th MSMEs International Summit and Exhibition.

The event was held on November 28 and 29, 2025 at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Abuja with the theme “Revolutionizing job creation, income generation and poverty reduction through MSME development and growth.”

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of NASME, Gadafi Mohamudu Asemanya Jnr, who quoted the National President Engr Dr Abdulrashid Yarima saying, NASME appreciates the President Bola Tinubu for his giant strides to revamped and stimulate the economy of the country through small and medium enterprises for the growth of Nigeria.

The National President also appreciated NASME chairmen and members from all the 774 local government areas of the country for making the Summit and Exhibition a huge success.

He also thanked the Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh for sending a representative to the event and presented a Good Will message as well as Development Partners and supporters.

They include Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), UNIDO, NPF Micro Finance Bank, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Bank of Industry (BoI), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and National Credit Guaranty Company (NCGC).

Others are Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), ECOWAS, Access Bank, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), MTN, NEXIM Bank and Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

The statement also urged stakeholders to continue supporting MSMEs for the growth of the economy by providing access to grants for their development and stability.