Women-led businesses to get 50% of proposed $200 million NPO grant for MSMEs–Kashim Shettima 

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has announced that women-led businesses will get 50% of the proposed $200 million grant, which the National Philanthropic Office (NPO) would raise for MSME startups.  

Shettima disclosed this during the inauguration of the Local Implementation Committee of the National Philanthropic Office (NPO) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha.  

Here’s what the Vice President said: