Over 3,000 enterprises in South-Western Nigeria have enjoyed support from the Bank of Industry to the tune of N19.7bn since 2019 from its own funds. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of BOI, Mr. Olukayode Pitan, during the official opening of the Ekiti branch office of the bank in Ado-Ekiti.
The MD stated that the Bank has a long-standing relationship with Ekiti State, as one of its earliest strategic partners concerning the Bank’s matching fund initiative. Also speaking at the occasion, the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, said BOI had contributed significantly to the industrialisation strategy of the Federal Government across various sectors and business segments in Nigeria through its several innovative financial and business support interventions.