Over 6000 benefit from GEEP empowerment in Kano

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development said over 6000 individuals have so far benefited from the ongoing Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) in Kano State.

Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, said this yesterday in Kano during the official roll-out of the programme.

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While charging the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the empowerment, he added that was an opportunity to “climb the ladder of wealth creation.”

The benefitting clusters of the intervention include Farmermoni, Marketmoni and Tradermomi.

Each of the beneficiaries received cash empowerment of N50,000.