CBN-Certified EDI Centres In Nigeria For Training Entrepreneurs And Their Contact Details

Last updated on August 6th, 2023 at 06:41 am

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For small scale entrepreneur to access any of the loans supported by the Central Bank (CBN), he must have undergone specific training at Entrepreneurship Development Centres or EDC which are certified by the apex bank.

Also known as Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), the centres are saddled with the mandate of developing entrepreneurship spirit among Nigerians.

They are also expected to provide insight into the tools, techniques and framework for managing all functional areas of business enterprise, including production, marketing, personnel and finance.

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Some people prefer to call the loan application training centres, whichever way, we’ve covered everything you need to know about CBN certified EDC in Nigeria.

What Gave Birth To EDC in Nigeria?

Apart from regulating the operations of commercial banks in Nigeria, the CBN is also supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It’s one of the microfinance roles of the apex bank.

In 2006, it initiated plans to support the efforts of the following agencies:

  • Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN),
  • National Directorate of Employment (NDE),
  • National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP),
  • Industrial Training Fund (ITF) among others by coming up with one Entrepreneurship Development Centre [EDC] in each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria.

Subsequently, an advertisement was placed in major dailies 11th to 13th September 2006, inviting bidders that would be supported to foster private sector led, commercially oriented and sustainable entrepreneurship development programmes in the zones by establishing viable entrepreneurship development centres.

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The aim of CBN EDC include:

This is to encourage private entrepreneurship

  • Self-employment,
  • Job creations,
  • Income growth,
  • Poverty eradication
  • Economic development

Self-employment

To generate employment opportunities for Nigerians in pursuance of the provisions of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy [NEEDS] and recently vision 2020.

Economic development

To raise a new class of entrepreneurs/owners, who can compete globally and succeed in managing MSMEs and provide the bridge for future industrialization of the country.

Poverty eradication

To develop skills of would-be-entrepreneurs to successfully start, expand, diversify and manage business enterprises as well as link them with financial institutions to start-up capital, especially the microfinance banks.

What is expected of the training centres:

The certified centres are expected to:

  • provide physical structures,
  • training materials,
  • equipment,
  • human resources

And other facilities that would assure internationally competitive, effective and sustainable services capable of meeting the needs of MSMEs in the zones.

Funding of Entrepreneurship Development Institute EDI

At the take-off stage, CBN provided a significant part of the initial take-off capital while each centre would, in addition, provide counterpart funding and show evidence on how the Centre would be self-financing over time. We pointed this out in the application process on how to become an accredited EDC.

Today, the power of the CBN-certified EDC is enormous in that they act as the link between SME seeking a loan and the banking granting the loan. One of such is Agric Small Medium Enterprise Scheme (AGSMEIS) loan where you are expected to provide evidence of training from an accredited EDI centre.

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Depending on your geopolitical zone or state of residence, you MUST enrol for training at EDC.

Lagos has six EDC

They are:

  1. Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, Lagos
  2. Pan Atlantic University
  3. Fate Foundation
  4. Empretec Nigeria Foundation
  5. LEAP Africa
  6. After School Graduate Development Centre

Below is the full list and addresses of CBN Entrepreneurship Development Centres in Nigeria, their website, location, and contact details

Name of EDC Address Website/Phone Number
EDC South West, Ibadan Old SDSTC (Oyo Oodua Skill Acquisition Centre Premises),

Samonda, along Sango-UI Road,

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

www.edcsouthwest.org

0809 7314 264,

0902 4370 966

CBN-EDC, Calabar (South South) Prof. Eyo Ita House,
Ndidem Usang Iso Road,
Calabar Municipal 0810,
Cross River State. Nigeria
www.ssedc.org

07012823985

EDC, North East, Maiduguri Old Informatics Institute, Njimtillo, Kano Road,

Maiduguri, Borno State

edcnortheast.com.ng
North West EDC Centre Murtala Muhammed Library Complex,

Kano, Kano State

North Central EDC Centre, Makurdi Off Jonah Jang Crescent,

Near Federal Secretariat,

Makurdi, Benue State.

 08108473009
CBN-EDC, Maiduguri (North East)  Liaison Office
2, Nnamdi Azikwe Road,
Adjacent Shagari Shopping Complex,
GRA, Bauchi, Nigeria.
North Central, Minna Minna Innovation Institute,

Behind Niger State Sharia Commission,

Justice Ndajiwo Drive,

Minna, Niger State.

08068404382

08037613464

North-East Zone Old Informatics Institute,
Jimtilo, Kano Road, Maiduguri,
Borno State, Nigeria.
South East EDC centre, Enugu Ebenezer Villa Suite

Ogenyi Close, Off Cornerstone Avenue

Off Nike Lake Resort Road,

Enugu, Enugu State.

08063815296
Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, Lagos 36, Murtala Mohammed International

Airport Road, Lagos.

60 Erinwole Awolesi Road, GRA Sagamu

Ogun state

www.cedl.org
Pan Atlantic University Lagos Office Address
KM 22, Lekki-Epe Expressway
Ajah, LagosAbuja Office Address
4 Oguda Close Off Lake Chad Crescent
Maitama Abuja.
Nigeria.
www.edc.edu.ng

0817 458 3181

0817 458 3182

0817 4583180

Fate Foundation First Floor Water Co-Operation Building,
Ijora Olopa, Apapa,
, Nigeria.
www. fatefoundation.com

234-01-4541985

Empretec Nigeria Foundation 1D Club Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. www.empretecnigeriafoundation.org

+234-01 8982231,

09 134902

LEAP Africa 13 Omorinre Johnson Street
Off Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1,
Lagos, Nigeria.
www.leapafrica.org

+234 1 2706541-2

SME Toolkit Nigeria info@smetoolkit.org. http://nigeria.smetoolkit.org/nigeria/en
BIDX bidx BV
De Ruijterkade, 107
Amsterdam, 1011 AB
www.bidx.net

+31 202 181 060

After School Graduate Development Centre 5, Maitama Sule Crescent,
Off Awolowo Road,
South West Ikoyi, Lagos
www.graddev.com

08178815176,

08160957993

Kaduna Business School  17 Gobarau Road, U/Rimi,
Kaduna, Kaduna State.
www.kbs.edu.ng

0701 932 2229

Institute Of Entrepreneurship And Development Studies round Floor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile – Ife, Osun State.
 ifeds.oauife.edu.ng

234 805 889 4997

Centre For Entrepreneurship Innovation, University Of Ibadan University of Ibadan,
Ibadan, Oyo State.
Centre For Enterprise Development And Action Research (CEDAR) 11, Oluyole Way, New Bodija,
Ibadan, Oyo State.
www.cedarngo.org

+234-803-302-3282

 Note:

The EDC listed here are also recognized by the Bank of Industry

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14 thoughts on “CBN-Certified EDI Centres In Nigeria For Training Entrepreneurs And Their Contact Details”

  1. Nura Magaji Sani

    Please i neaeed more information about Kano state center, because there is no web site or phone number, that can I Rich them easly.

  2. Adekunle Okuribido

    Please I need the phone number of cbn certified edi centre in 60 Eriwole Awolesi Road GRA sagamu
    I pick the Address on the internet net

      1. We can’t at this moment. What we do know is that it is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission RC – 937279 with No133, OJUELEGBA ROAD, SURULERE , LAGOS as its registered business address. And the company hasn’t filed its Annual Returns for some years. Failing to file annual return doesn’t mean is fraud.

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