The Minister of State for\u00a0Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Katagum says no fewer than 6,569 persons in Kano State will benefit from the Federal Government\u2019s N656 million grant.
\nThe Minister disclosed this yesterday in Kano during a workshop organised for women farmers and traders association on trade facilitation and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) programme in Nigeria.
\nAccording to the minister, the grant will be disbursed through the Federal government\u2019s Guaranteed Offtake Scheme (GOS) and General MSME initiatives.
\nShe explained that: \u201cThe efforts of President Muhammad Buhari on women, reflected in Nigeria\u2019s National Gender Policy which focuses on women empowerment.
\n\u201cWhile also making a commitment to eliminate discriminatory practices that are hampering women\u2019s businesses from flourishing.
\n\u201cMy Ministry\u2019s strategic aspiration is to accelerate the diversification of the Nigerian economy for economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation with specific focus on women-owned businesses.
\n\u201cWe have reinforced this through the MSME Survival Fund, where 45% is dedicated to women-owned enterprises.
\n\u201cFurthermore, regarding the MSME Survival Fund, which I have the honour to chair, it may interest you to note that, in three out of the five tracks of the scheme so far implemented, Kano State has so far recorded the following.
\n\u201c19,042 beneficiaries, with a total monetary value of N1,875,660,000.00 under the Payroll Support and the Artisan Schemes;
\n\u201cUnder the Formalisation Support Scheme, 7,927 out of 8\u2019406 Certificates have so far been generated for Kano businesses, totaling N47,544,000.00 in monetary value.
\n\u201cThis is impressive, and there is still more for Kano, as the two remaining streams unfold, i.e. the Guaranteed Offtake Scheme (GOS) and General MSME Grant totaling N656,000,000.00 and covering 6,560 beneficiaries.\u201d
\nIn her keynote address, Mrs Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Women Affairs commended the Federal Government for choosing to train the beneficiaries on the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and AGOA.
\n\u201cThe Federal Ministry of Women Affairs is the national machinery through which the Federal Government of Nigeria addresses issues and concerns of women and children and other vulnerable persons; including women and children with disability in the country.
\n\u201cThe Ministry works with state counterparts (Ministries of Women Affairs and Social Development), other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, as well as with Development Partners, the Donor Community and Civil Society Groups to achieve its mandate.
\n\u201cIt is pertinent to state that women\u2019s contributions to economic development as we speak start from the home, where families are groomed to go into the larger society,\u201d Tallen said.
\n\u201cIt is also important to note that most of the house chores or succinctly referred to as domestic jobs are executed by women.
\n\u201cIn contemporary Nigeria, the majority of women are engaged in one productive activity or the other ranging from their involvement in entrepreneurship activities, such as farming, and the entire agricultural food chain, craft, and white collar jobs and are making exploits in their different capacities.\u201d Tallen said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Minister of State for\u00a0Industry, Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Katagum says no fewer than 6,569 persons in Kano State will benefit from the Federal Government\u2019s N656 million grant. The Minister disclosed this yesterday in Kano during a workshop organised for women farmers and traders association on trade facilitation and African Growth and Opportunity Act […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n