To facilitate growth and entrepreneurial development at grassroots level, and in line with the federal government's Social Investment Programmes, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan has announced the roll out of a N1.6 billion naira special intervention fund tagged, 'National Women Empowerment Fund' (NAWEF), which is in partnership with the Ministry and Bank of Industry (BOI).
Speaking at a stakeholder's consultative meeting for the implementation of the NAWEF, organised by the ministry yesterday in Abuja, the Minister sketched the outline for the pilot phase, which will cut across 8 states; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Jigawa, Nassarawa, Osun and Yobe.
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