Kano govt gives 88,000 women N10,000 each

A total of 88,000 women in Kano State have so far benefited from the
government's free capital of N10,000 each.
The State Governor, Rabi'u Kwankwaso, disclosed this whenthe
Director-General, National Centre for Women Development, Mrs Fatima
Batera, paid him a courtesy visit in Kano on Friday.

"This is part of our deliberate strategy to mitigate poverty and
facilitate sustainable entrepreneurship in the state,'' he said.

Kwankwaso said the state government had also trained a number of women
on poultry production at Tukwui Poultry Institute in the state as part
of efforts to make them more activeplayers in the local economy.
"Besides income generating activities that will enhance their living
standard, literacy classes have also been initiated for uneducated
women among themto improve their intellectual potentials,'' governor
said.

He pointed out that his administration was also doing a lot to improve
the girl-child education in the state, citing the provision of free
shuttle buses for female students of public secondary schools as
example.
Kwankwaso promised to collaborate with the Federal government
agencies and civil society groups to improve their socio-economic
status in view of their strategic importance in the scheme of things.

Earlier, Betara said she was in Kano to solicit the support of the
state government for women empowerment programmes under the
jurisdiction of her agency.(NAN).
-Vanguard