UnverifiedLoan/BlendedNigeria
Creative Industry Financing Initiative (CIFI)
Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers' Committee
We could not confirm this listing on the official page. Treat every detail as unconfirmed.
- Amount or benefit
- Loans ranging from ₦3 million to ₦50 million, and ₦500 million for movie distribution business, depending on the vertical
- Deadline
- RollingApply via participating banks; the CBN page gives no dates
- Who can apply
- Existing enterprises and start-ups in Nigeria's creative industry (fashion, IT, movie, music verticals), and students of higher institutions engaged in software development; applications go through participating financial institutions (PFIs).
- Location rule
- Nigeria only
- Applicant type
- Business, Individual, Student
- Stage
- Early-stage, Growth, Established
- Sectors
- Creative industriesArts, culture & mediaTechnology & innovation
- Notes
- The CBN page is still live but doesn't say whether the scheme is still lending. The CBN has wound down several intervention schemes, so confirm with a participating bank.