90 Million Nigerian dollars for poverty reduction

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The National Poverty Eradication Programme in Nigeria received more money from it's federal government. The money will go to the area known as Sokoto State - Kale

By Rakiya. A. Muhammad

Sokoto State coordinator, Alhaji Bello Ibrahim who disclosed this at a one day sensitization workshop on 'Village Economic Development Solution', assured that the fund would be judiciously used.

He said 15 small scale industries were to be established across the state and that over 40 associations are to benefit from NAPEP programmes in Sokoto.

The coordinator who added that NAPEP had selected 13 local governments to benefit from this scheme, said each of the councils would have some 'capacity widening activity' attached to them.

"The capacity widening is such that whatever the small-scale industries produced would be purchased by the people who enjoy the capacity widening activity, "he explained.

The aim of the workshop, he said was to educate the beneficiaries on how to make the best use of money given to them.

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