Kano government launches N50,000 monthly grants for 5,200 women

The Kano State Government has unveiled a monthly N50,000 empowerment grant for 5,200 women as part of efforts to boost small businesses, improve household incomes and promote financial independence.

Governor Abba Yusuf announced the initiative on Monday at the Open Theatre, Government House, Kano.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad, the programme is designed to provide women with financial support to establish sustainable livelihoods, expand existing businesses and improve their families’ living conditions.

Yusuf urged the beneficiaries to invest the grants in viable businesses and other income-generating activities rather than diverting the funds to unrelated purposes.

The governor said his administration had put measures in place to ensure that the intervention reached its intended beneficiaries.

“His administration has put in place a robust mechanism to ensure that the empowerment programme reaches the women for whom it was specifically designed,” the statement quoted him as saying.

He also stressed that transparency, fairness and accountability would guide the implementation of the scheme.

The Emir of Gaya, Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, commended the state government for introducing the initiative, describing it as an intervention capable of improving the economic well-being of women and their families.

He also praised the administration's development projects and other empowerment programmes, saying they were making meaningful impacts at the grassroots.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and People with Special Needs, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi, urged the beneficiaries to support the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections.

She argued that retaining the APC in power would create an opportunity for the continuation and expansion of programmes targeted at improving women's welfare and household living conditions.