Nigeria: Gov Yusuf distributes N290m cash relief to 5,800 Kano women

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has distributed N50,000 each to 5,800 women across the state as part of his administration’s monthly women empowerment and poverty alleviation programme.

The cash intervention, amounting to N290 million, is aimed at enabling the beneficiaries to establish small businesses and become financially self-reliant.

Speaking during the distribution ceremony held at the Government House, Kano, Governor Yusuf said the programme was designed to improve…