Total Nigeria Plc and Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria have launched an initiative focused on promoting local content and the entrepreneurial drive of young business people in the country by providing financing support, among others.
The companies described the new initiative, ‘Startupper of the year by Total’, as a local contest initiated simultaneously by the Total Group in Nigeria and 33 other African countries including Algeria, Angola, Kenya, Cameroon and Ghana.
It is said to be targeted at young people in a bid to encourage them to take part in developing their communities and contribute to the nation’s economic growth.