700,000 applications verified’
A massive boost to reflate the economy is underway, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite said yesterday.
Seventy-five major companies will get N1 billion single-digit loan disbursement next month, while another N125 billion will be given out as loans to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), she said.
Dr. Uzoka-Anite, said the financial support follows the verification of over 700,000 applications.
She spoke during a visit to the Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu and an interaction with beneficiaries of the presidential grant and prospective beneficiaries of loans to MSMEs.
The minister said: “The 660,320 nano beneficiaries, representing over 60 per cent of the targeted one million, have received disbursements across 774 local governments.”
She spoke during a visit to the Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu and an interaction with beneficiaries of the presidential grant and prospective beneficiaries of loans to MSMEs.
The minister said: “The 660,320 nano beneficiaries, representing over 60 per cent of the targeted one million, have received disbursements across 774 local governments.”
