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.

Ope Saraki     Adebayo Salami     Azeez Salawu     Ganiyu Taofiq     Yomi Ogunsola     Wahab Egbewole     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Ramat Oganija     Post-utme     FOMWAN     Suleiman Abubakar     Bello Oyebanji     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Musbau A. Akanji     Tafida     Inside Kwara     Bola Tinubu     Talaka Parapo     Adeniyi Ojo     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Hakeem Lawal     Folashade Omoniyi     Shaaba Lafiagi     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Ilorin Curfew     Ejidongari     Na\'Allah     Kannike     JSSCE     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Agbarigidoma     Ijagbo Health Centre     Habeeb Saidu     Peter Amogbonjaye     Harafat E. Mukadam     Baakini     Moremi High School     Curfew     Adanla-Irese     Tunji Moronfoye     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Ekiti     Ibrahim Taiwo     Balogun Fulani     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Edret Sabi Abel     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Bank Of Industry     Iyabo Adewuyi     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Lawan     Dan Masanin     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Yahya Mohammed     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     AbdulRahman Saad     Osi     Pacify Labs     Baruten     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Olateju Lukman     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Olupako Of Share     Ashiru     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Iyaloja-General     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Aminu Adisa Logun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

NNPP     Binta Abubakar Mora     Facemasks     Oladimeji Thompson     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Mogaji Aare     Yaru     Kayode Ishola     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Aliyu Alhassan     Oloriegbe     Senate     Lateef Fagbemi     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Ayinde Oki     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Ita-Nmo Market     Adijat Adebiyi     Omoniyi Ayinla     Ronke Adeyemi     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Bolakale Kawu     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Mustapha Akanbi     Cornelius Adebayo     KWAFFA     Lola Ashiru     KWACOBPA     UTME     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Abegunde Goke     Peter Amogbonjaye     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Idiagbon     John Olajide Adedipe     Kumbi Titiloye     Owo Arugbo     Toyin Abdullahi     Tafida     Saka Onimago     Olupako     Olosi Of Osi     Shonga Farm Project     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Abdulrasaq Alaro     National Information Technology Development Agency     Wahab Abayawo     SARS     Oko     20 Billion Bond     AbdulGafar Tosho     CLAY POT     Kola Ologbondiyan     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     School Of Nursing     Ike Ekweremadu     Isau     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Convocation Ceremonies     Chikanda     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Adedipe     Abdullahi Biffo     SWAN     Christopher Ayeni     Facebook     Ebola     CACOVID     Illyasu Abdullahi     Tsaragi     Sobi     Ibrahim Oloriegbe