The Kaduna State Government has announced that it will provide grants to micro, small, and medium enterprises, and MSMEs, this year. The Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, made this known on Monday in Kaduna.
She said that the ministry, through the Kaduna State Enterprise Development Agency, would reach out to all the MSMEs in the state’s 23 local government areas. She also said that the ministry would train and inform citizens on how to register their businesses and get grants to ensure financial security.
The state governor had started the building of three skill acquisition cities in Igabi, Soba, and Zangon Kataf, covering the three senatorial zones. The cities, when finished, would offer opportunities for youths and women to learn various vocational skills that would empower them.
“I think that will benefit the economy, as it will enable youths to be productively employed and also I’m confident it will reduce the level of insecurity. When these youths are busy, they would be engaged and they would not have time to engage in social ills.” she added.
On tourism, the commissioner said that the ministry was working to improve the sector by discovering historical sites such as Kagoro Hills, Nok Museum and Queen Amina Historical Site.S
he also said that the ministry was working to create a tourism policy that would direct and boost the trust of tourists and investors while rating and categorizing hotels.
She urged the citizens of the state to collaborate and move the state forward, adding that the governor was working hard to take the state to the top.