COVID-19: Over 2,000 businesses have received N60,000 business grants, says Lagos Govt
“This programme is a huge relief for vulnerable people like me."
This is a statement culled from the Lagos state government official Facebook page. The original story can be read here.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Mrs. Oluyemi Kalesanwo has affirmed that 2,868 recipients of the Lagos COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Programme have received operational grants between N80,000 - N200,000 as aids to boost their respective businesses affected by the pandemic.
Kalesanwo disclosed this during a Monitoring and Evaluation tour to three Local Government Areas of Lagos to assess the economic progress of the intervention programme under the Delivery Platform DLi 1:3 which is being coordinated by the Ministry as part of the Nigerian COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus programme for vulnerable residents across the State.
While reiterating the number of settlements impa…
