{"id":41512,"date":"2022-09-01T03:28:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T03:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=41512"},"modified":"2022-09-01T03:31:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T03:31:29","slug":"kwara-govt-disburses-n160-5m-grants-to-smses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/09\/01\/kwara-govt-disburses-n160-5m-grants-to-smses\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwara State Government disburses N160.5m grants to SMSEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/08\/19\/rotavirus-kwara-govt-urges-caregivers-to-immunise-children-against-diseases\/\">Kwara State Government<\/a> has began the disbursement of N160,550,000 grants to 688 Small and Micro-Scale (SMSEs) businesses under the first tranche of the KWARA NG CARES RA3 Operational Grants.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a statement signed by Hajiya Zainab AbdulSalam, the Lead Media Officer, KWARA NG-CARES, on Wednesday in Ilorin.<\/p>\n<p>AbdulSalam said that the beneficiaries comprised 45 small scale businesses that would receive N700,000 each, and 643 micro-scale businesses that would receive N200,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>The spokerperson said that the beneficiaries cut across the 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/06\/17\/faan-embarks-on-ppp-to-reduce-government-financial-burden-sirika\/\">local government areas<\/a> of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral Manager of KWASSIP, Mr AbdulQuawiy Olododo, stated that the programme is a World Bank-assisted emergency recovery and intervention programme, facilitated by Kwara Government to curb the impact of COVID-19 on businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, to provide economic relief to business men and women and improve employment rate in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe further stated that the programme, which kicked off with disbursement of operational grant, will be followed closely by the Credit Grant and IT Enhancement Grant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GM added that the programme is one of the efforts of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to improve the quality and ease of running businesses in Kwara,\u201d AbdulSalam said.<\/p>\n<p>The lead media officer said that the Acting Technical Head of NG CARES For SMSE RA3, Mrs Rukayat Yahaya, urged beneficiaries to utilise the grants in covering operational expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYahaya also advised the beneficiaries to keep their businesses running, as the grant was an emergency recovery fund, designed to help their businesses recover from the effect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/07\/12\/partnerships-impacting-africa-beyond-covid-19-pandemic-to-achieve-sdgs\/\">COVID-19 pandemic.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe also stated that the operational grant will be followed by the credit grant for easing financial constraints on SMSEs and IT Enhancement Grant for upgrading their capabilities,\u201d AbdulSalam said.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Adetiba Rafael; and the state Commissioner of Finance, Mrs Florence Oyeyemi, among other dignitaries, presented cheque to the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kwara State Government has began the disbursement of N160,550,000 grants to 688 Small and Micro-Scale (SMSEs) businesses under the first tranche of the KWARA NG CARES RA3 Operational Grants. 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