{
  "id": 16141749,
  "title": "BoI disbursed N644.9bn, created 1.68m jobs in 2025 –MD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/boi-disbursed-n644-9bn-created-1-68m-jobs-in-2025-md-16141749",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T02:41:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/boi-disbursed-n644-9bn-created-1-68m-jobs-in-2025-md/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bank of Industry (BoI) disbursed a record N644.9 billion to businesses across various sectors in 2025, marking a 26% increase from the N510.9 billion released in 2024. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olasupo Olusi, disclosed this at a media roundtable in Lagos, highlighting that the funds reached 12,501 businesses. Large enterprises accounted for 59% of the total, small and medium enterprises 29%, nano businesses 7%, and micro businesses 5%, according to the bank's 2025 Annual Development Impact Report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}