The Federal Government has announced that about 8,000 women in Kano will benefit from the ongoing Federal Government Cash Grant for Rural Women Project.
This was disclosed by the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, during the flag off ceremony of the project in Kano State.
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Commenting on the development; the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Bashir Nura Alkali, representing the Minister, said:
“The project is designed to help some of the poorest and most vulnerable women in rural and peri-urban areas of the country”.
He added that:
“A cash grant of N20,000 will be disbursed to about 125,000 poor women across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.”
Under the ongoing Federal Government Cash Grant for Rural Women Project, about 8,000 women across the 44 local Government Councils are to benefit from Kano state .
This was disclosed by the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, during the flag off ceremony of the project in Kano State.
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Speaking through her Representative, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Bashir Nura Alkali, the Minister stated that the project was introduced in 2020 to sustain the social inclusion agenda of the President Buhari’s administration.
“It is designed to provide a one-off grant to some of the poorest and most women in rural and peri-urban areas of the country.
“A cash grant of N20,000 will be disbursed to about 125,000 poor women across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory”
The Governor who was Represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Yusuf Nasiru Gawuna, commended the Federal Government for initiating the project and giving Kano State reasonable slots.
