Sterling Bank Launches Made-By-Nigerians Platform To Showcase Best Of Nigeria At Maiden Fair

<h4>&NewLine;Sterling Bank Launches Made-By-Nigerians Platform<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that as part of its commitment to the growth and development of Nigerian businesses and the economy&comma; Sterling Bank Plc&comma; Nigeria’s leading financial institution&comma; has created the Made-By-Nigerians platform&period; The Made-by-Nigerians platform is a community designed to showcase the best products and services made by Nigerians&comma; at home and abroad&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The bank will hold a fair from the 23rd to the 24th of December 2022 to exhibit the best Nigerian-made ngoods to the highest international standards&period; Interested and enthusiastic exhibitors and patrons can visit mbn&period;ng&sol;tradefair to register for the fair&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank&comma; Abubakar Suleiman&comma; disclosed at a press conference in Lagos that participants should expect a spectacle comprising physical and virtual exhibitions&comma; workshops&comma; discounts&comma; freebies&comma; huge deals&comma; games&comma; refreshments&comma; and entertainment&comma; among others&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Abubakar said the two-day event is the perfect avenue for Nigerian businesses to showcase and promote their products on a global scale by connecting buyers&comma; sellers&comma; and everyone in the supply chain in a fun and relaxed atmosphere&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He remarked that the bank is supporting the fair because it is on a mission to promote brands owned by Nigerians to help them build capacity&comma; grow their businesses&comma; and transform the Nigerian economic climate&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In his words&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are passionate about growing the economy&comma; and we believe this is one of the ways to do it&period;” He disclosed that over 300 merchants have registered on the platform and are ready to serve buyers with products of the highest quality&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The CEO also said the bank will support the businesses on the platform with access to professional services such as accounting&comma; legal&comma; and marketing&comma; among others&comma; in a bid to transform them from family-owned businesses into bankable entities that can attract professional employees&comma; lending from banks&comma; and new investors&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The press conference had chief executives of some of the most notable Nigerian brands&comma; such as Ehis Ero of Ero Crafted&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;">Mariam Animashaun of Tang Groo Food Company&comma; Omovo Ayoola&comma;<&sol;a> Oluwatobi Ajayi of Nord Motors&semi; Ahmed Akinsemoyin of Zorkle&comma; Carla Sonjirin of Spa Melori&comma; and Ifedayo Agoro of Dang&excl; Lifestyle&comma; in attendance&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;They commended Sterling Bank for the initiative and expressed hope of collaborating with the lender to scale their operations&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;MBN is a community for those who dare to dream&period; It is a hub that is accessible to every business within Nigeria and&sol;or owned by Nigerians&period; Its focus is to help build and better position Nigerian brands to capture the growing global demand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;