Shettima flags off women’s business support fund in Katsina as govt approves additional N4bn

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Vice President Kashim Shettima says more than 40,000 women are to receive business capital under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up, while Governor Dikko Radda says Katsina has contributed over N4 billion and approved another N4 billion for the programme. The post Shettima flags off women’s…

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