Gov Diri Empowers 840 Small Business Owners With N200m Grant
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, presented a grant of N200 million to 840 beneficiaries under the government’s Women and Youth Empowerment Programme for small and medium scale entrepreneurs (SMEs).
The grant was presented to four beneficiaries each from the 105 political wards across the eight local government areas of the state for January and February 2023.
It is part of the administration’s initiative to spur micro businesses and economic growth in the state with each beneficiary getting N200,000.
Addressing the beneficiaries at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, Senator Diri said the SMEs’ programme is one of series of empowerment schemes designed for Bayelsans desirous of doing business.
The governor said the programme, which ha...