Foundation empowers 500 women with interest-free loans in Kwara

Date: 2019-09-22

A non-governmental organization in Kwara state, Gobir Organization Foundation, has flagged off the disbursement of interest-free loans to indigent women and widows in the area, in line with its laid down vision and mission.

Speaking during the programme in Ilorin at the weekend, founder of the organization, who is also the Waziri Kasar Hausa; Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, said that the aim of the foundation amongst other things is to alleviate poverty, which he said had become a major issue of concern in both the state and the nation.

He said that the effort was also to empower the women folk; often recognised as the most vulnerable in our society today, hoping that the empowerment programme would bring relief and succour to every beneficiary.

"The fund is set aside to provide easy access to interest-free micro loans to indigenes of Asa, Ilorin East, Ilorin West and Ilorin South Local Government Areas with the aim of providing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with capital for growth", he said.

Alhaji Gobir, who urged beneficiaries not to abuse the privilege given to them, said that the money should be invested in businesses and not on personal wants.

He said that the funds are not from government but a collaboration with Zenith Bank, adding that it should be well utilized.

He also said that the money disbursed at the programme ranged between N10,000 and N50,000depending on the assessment of needs of beneficiaries, adding that training on basic financial intelligence and entrepreneurship was given to beneficiaries.

Waziri Gobir, a social entrepreneur, said that government alone cannot provide jobs to all hence the need for well-meaning individuals/organizations to come to the aid of the less privileged in the state.

Beneficiaries, who were elated and appreciative, prayed for Allah's protection and blessings on the founder and his household.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Local Government     Turaki Of Ilorin     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Ndakene     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Yekini Adio     Anilelerin     SDP     Ibrahim Abikan     Usman Yunusa     LABTOP     11th Galadima     Lithium     Najim Yaasin     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Kwara     Olayinka Are     Halimah Perogi     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Michael Nzekwe     Olaoye B. Felix     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Sayomi     Sebastine Obasi     Chief Imam Of Offa     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     NITDA     Olokoba     Kayode Bankole     Ilesha-Baruba     Agboola Babatunde     Mohammed Saidu     Ajibike Katibi     20 Billion Bond     Lawan     Kanu Agabi     Yunus Oniboki     Mansur Alfanla     Saka Adeyemo     Patigi Regatta     IEDPU     Adegoke Bamidele     Ijagbo     ENetSuD     International Aviation College     Gbugbu     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Olokoba Sulyman     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     NaAllah     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Gurei     Eleja     Toyin Sanusi     Curfew     NIPR     Oke-Kura     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Bibire Ajape     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Daud Adeshola     Tunde Kazeem     Mary Kemi Adeosun     KWASIEC     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Abubakar Baba     Akanbi-Oke     A.E. Afolabi     Okanlawon Musa     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Kawu Baraje     CACOVID     Allocation     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Ahman Patigi     Kolade Solagberu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

FOMWAN     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Olaiya Lawal     Oluronke Adeyemi     College Of Health     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     KWASAA     Aliyu Muhammed     NULGE     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Sai Kayi     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Aliyu U. Tilde     Amuda Bembe     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Toyin Falola     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Kwara State Governor     Share-Tsaragi     Dairo Kunle Paul     Yakubu Shaaba     Ilorin General Hospital     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Ajayi Okasanmi     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Oyawoye     Bamidele Aluko     Lola Ashiru     A.O. Belgore     Haleeman Salman     Deji Ajani     Olomu     Isapa     Paul Odama     Mary Arinde     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Solomon Edojah     Oyelere Oyinloye     International Aviation College     Yakubu Danladi     Mohammed Abduraheem     Ajasse-Ipo     Kayode Alabi     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Balikis Jawondo     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Rafiu Olasile     Ibrahim Jawondo     Modupe Oluwole     Tsaragi     Idofin     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Federal Allocation     Kwara State Football Association     ARMTI     Jimoh Akani     Okin High School     Fatimoh Lawal     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Baruten     Adesoye College     Kale Ayo     Lafiagi     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Oke-Kura     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Saba Mamman Daniel     Olukotun Of Ikotun