Ogun disburses N3bn to 54,000 ladies

The Ogun State Authorities has disbursed over N3bn in particular person livelihood grants to 54,000 ladies as a part of efforts to empower ladies and increase financial actions.

Ogun State Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele introduced this in the course of the just lately held flag-off of the Livelihood Collective Operational and the handover of Collective Teams to the Ministry of Ladies Affairs and Social Growth in Abeokuta, in response to a press release.

Salako-Oyedele, who chairs the State Steering Committee of the Nigeria for Ladies Undertaking, revealed that the initiative had created over 3,700 Ladies Affinity Teams with 67,000 beneficiaries throughout Ijebu North-East, Odeda, Yewa North, and Ikenne Native Authorities Areas.

She famous that the venture geared up ladies with enterprise abilities, monetary schooling, and gender consciousness coaching, enabling them to beat obstacles to financial participation.

“The Nigeria for Ladies Undertaking has fashioned over 3,700 affinity teams, benefiting 67,000 ladies,” Salako-Oyedele acknowledged. “Underneath my management because the chairperson of the State Steering Committee, we disbursed over N3bn in grants to 54,000 ladies in April 2022. Moreover, 61 collectives, involving over 11,000 ladies in agricultural and non-agricultural programmes, have been established.”

The deputy governor highlighted that the initiative impressed the state’s Oko’owo Dapo programme, which had empowered over 100,000 ladies.

She talked about that 61 collective hubs, which embrace rice processing, maize storage, cassava processing, and tailoring hubs, have been transferred to the Ministry of Ladies Affairs.

Additionally, the Commissioner for Ladies Affairs and Social Growth, Adijat Adeleye, famous that the programme had fashioned 1,616 WAGs throughout the state, benefiting over 33,000 ladies in 2024 alone.

Adekeye disclosed that individuals collectively saved N1.7bn via the initiative, which additionally disbursed N536.4m in revolving grants.

“This programme has created life-changing alternatives for over 54,000 ladies,” Adeleye declared.

“These ladies now entry essential coaching in enterprise and monetary abilities and have acquired grants to begin or develop companies.”

Beneficiaries shared their experiences, with Egunjobi Olufunmilayo, a farmer, and Olabiwonninu Yemisi, a tailor, amongst others, praising the programme for reworking their livelihoods.