Paga partners Whitefield Foundation to support SMEs

Nigeria’s mobile payments platform, Paga Limited, yesterday said it has partnered with the Whitefield Foundation to identify operators of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who were affected by the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest in Lagos State with a view to supporting them. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PagaTech, Tayo Oviosu, said the […]

Nigeria’s mobile payments platform, Paga Limited, yesterday said it has partnered with the Whitefield Foundation to identify operators of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who were affected by the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest in Lagos State with a view to supporting them.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PagaTech, Tayo Oviosu, said the initiative called ‘PAGA BOOST’ has benefited small business owners across Lagos State, particularly those located in the Lekki axis including artisans, plumbers, Uber drivers, small event place owners, shop owners and petty traders, among others.

Building on the current work of driving efficient payments for online and offline businesses of which Paga currently has over 26,000 agents across Nigeria; Oviosu said that the aim of the initiative was to help in making life possible for young entrepreneurs and contribute to the rebuilding of Nigeria.