Doris Uzoka-Anite, Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment has announced that the federal government will begin disbursement of N150 billion in loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by the end of July 2024.
The minister made this disclosure in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
She also revealed that Nigerians still have opportunities to apply for the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme.
According to her, the federal government has already disbursed 60% of the expected one million beneficiaries across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas without repayment obligations.
The minister stated.
In her statement, she acknowledged challenges in the late disbursement such as incorrect data submissions, duplicate applications, and spurious entries, which have slowed down the process.
The minister, however, assured that efforts are underway to resolve the issues swiftly.
Uzoka-Anite further emphasised the government’s dedication to fairness and accuracy in the disbursement process, Punch reports.
The minister also asked Nigerians interested in the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to visit grant.fedgrantandloan.gov.ng.
She stated:
In a related story, TimesNow.com.ng reported that a rich businessman identified on Instagram as Blord put smiles on the faces of his town’s people during Christmas festivities.
Blord was seen in a trending video opening the gate of his house to allow poor people to troop in to collect food.
Blord reportedly shared 1200 bags of rice and four cows with the people, who were seen hailing him as their hero.
Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at TimesNow.com.ng.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
