Foundation empowers 150 women with N10.5m in Kwara

Date: 2019-11-26

No fewer than 150 women, on Monday in Ilorin, benefited from the N10.5 million empowerment fund by the Saliu Mustapha Foundation.

The Nigeria News Agency reports that the beneficiaries were selected from across all the 16 local government areas of the state.

NAN also reports that the Mustapha, the Founder of the Foundation, is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and governorship aspirant of the party in the 2019 election.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after disbursing the fund, the Director-General of the Foundation, Mr Shuaib Ambali, said that the programme was the fifth of its kind, which was aimed at reducing the rate of poverty among the downtrodden.

Ambali clarified that the scheme, which was devoid of political consideration, was a way of giving back to the society.

He said that the beneficiaries were selected based on the feasibility studies carried out at by the foundation.

The director-general said that the benefactor was concerned about the rising cases of poverty among the less-privileged, hence the regular empowerment programme.

He expressed optimism that the programme would continue to be on regular basis in the overall interest of the beneficiaries.

Earlier in his pep talk at the event, Dr Ibrahim Jawondo, Director, Centre for Ilorin Studies at the University of Ilorin, stressed the need for government to prioritise empowerment in order to tackle poverty in the country.

This, he said, could translate into development and growth for some individuals, who, in future, could handle governance in a proper way.

The don said those empowered would, in turn, assist government in the provision of infrastructure for the comfort of the generality of the people.

NAN reports that each of the beneficiaries went home with N70,000 cash.

NAN also reports that a similar empowerment programme was carried out in 2018, where 100 women benefited from a N10 million fund.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Chief Of Staff     Vasolar     IESA     Okin Malt     Press Release     Shola Odetundun     Tunde Oyawoye     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Razaq Atunwa     Saliu Oluwole     Tunde Yusuf     Saba Mamman Daniel     Sarah Jubril     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Asa     Photo News     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Share     Hajj     Aminu Ado Bayero     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Tanke     Alao Ayotunde     Gbajabiamila     Ilorin Central Mosque     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Mope Dasuki Belgore     IsDB     Sulaiman Gado     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     JSSCE     Lai Mohammed     Nigerian Correctional Service     Olatunji Ibrahim     Ndama Al-hassan     Toyin Falola     Awodun     Radio SBS     Mukhtar Shagaya     Umaru Saro     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Aisha Gobir     Okala Baba     Vasolar Consultoria     Saba Jibril     Mashood Dauda     Atiku     Oyelere Oyinloye     Olushola Saraki     Agbarigidoma     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Bursary     Tunji Moronfoye     Kwara NIPR     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Seed Technologies     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Oke-Ero     SWAN     Bello Oyedepo     March 28     Garba Ado Sanni     Olokoba     Abubakar Baba     Muhammed Danjuma     CUTI     Abdulkadir Orire     Garba Dogo     Bisi Oyeleke     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Mumeen Lah     Kwara State University Of Education    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Boko Haram     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Mashood Dauda     Government House     Split Diamond Interchange     Okanlawon Taiwo     Bashiru Makama     Ahmad Ali     Ilorin Amusement Park     Sunday Otokiti     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Logun     Daud Adeshola     Toyosi Thomas     Rueben Parejo     Teachers Specific Allowance     Hamza Usman     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Gabriel Fashanu     FERMA     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Abraysports FC     Tafidan Kaiama     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Olaiya Lawal     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Towoju     Fareedah Dankaka     Bilikisu Oniyangi     IHS     Sulu Gambari     Abubakar Usman Jos     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Kwara Central     Obayomi Azeez     Olaiya Zuberu     Wasiu Odewale     Age AbdulKareem     Isiaka Alikinla     Arandun     Chief Imam Of Offa     Kazeem Gbolagade     Elections     Justina Oha     Bello Oyedepo     Sarakite     Kemi Adeosun     Adeleke Ogungbe     Ifelodun     Adesoye College     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Eruku     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Gbemisola Saraki     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Yusuf Abdulwahab     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Adamu Attah     Garba Idris Ajia     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Ayinde Oyepitan     NNPP     Yemi Sanni     Isiaka Oniwa     Kayode Laro     MATTA Girls Foundation     Ilorin South Constituency     Pategi     Maja     Oke Sunna     Budo Egba     NYSC