1,400 Women Receive Empowerment Grants In Jigawa

Jigawa State Government has launched the organisation of empowerment grants to 1,400 selected women headdress makers from crossed 7 section authorities areas.

At the flag-off ceremonial held astatine the Banquet Hall successful Dutse, Governor Umar Namadi stated that the programme is portion of his administration’s argumentation to empower citizens done their existing businesses.
The politician explained that since galore women and young girls successful the Dutse Emirate country are engaged successful headdress making, the authorities decided to enactment them successful improving their businesses to assistance eradicate poverty.

“These women and girls engaged successful the cap-making concern lend to the micro-economy. They are doing a large woody to beforehand the payment and wide well-being of their families,” Governor Namadi said.

“Today, we person gathered present to people different milestone successful our quest to combat poorness and empower women to beryllium self-reliant for the maturation and sustainable improvement of our state.”

According to the governor, the assistance includes basal materials needed for headdress making, expressing optimism that the involution volition physique the women’s capableness to nutrient much for greater profits and incomes.

“Our program is to make 2 accumulation clusters wherever women tin work. When a pistillate finishes knitting her cap, she volition bring it to the clump centre. From there, we volition make markets for them, not lone wrong Jigawa State but besides beyond Nigeria’s shores,” the politician stated.

In a related development, Governor Namadi commissioned a landmark star electrification task astatine the Dutse Ultra-Modern Market, connecting 300 shops to a clean, reliable, and cost-free vigor source.

The project, executed done the Jigawa State Economic Empowerment and Youth Employment Agency, fulfils a large run committedness by the Namadi medication to supply renewable vigor infrastructure that supports tiny businesses and reduces dependence connected the nationalist grid.