The Yobe State Government has approved the release of N460.83 million to support female small-scale business owners across the state, including akara sellers and other women engaged in petty trading.
The approval was granted during a meeting of the State Executive Council chaired by Governor Mai Mala Buni at the Government House in Damaturu.
Speaking after the meeting, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Abdullahi Bego, said the intervention is part of the government’s efforts to strengthen small businesses operated by women and improve their economic wellbeing.
According to him, the funds will be used to procure beans that will be distributed to beneficiaries across the state. The support package is expected to complement other empowerment materials already acquired by the government for distribution.
Bego explained that female entrepreneurs selected for the programme would receive beans alongside cooking oil, smokeless stoves, cooking utensils and other kitchen equipment that have already been procured
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