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Humanitarian Minister inaugurates grant scheme in Bauchi, disburses N20,000 to over 5,000 beneficiaries 
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Humanitarian Minister inaugurates grant scheme in Bauchi, disburses N20,000 to over 5,000 beneficiaries 

Humanitarian minister inaugurates grant scheme in Bauchi, disburses N20,000 to over 5,000 beneficiaries  By Charly Agwam - Bauchi  The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria has rolled out a new grant scheme, Grant for Vulnerable Groups programme (GVG) to assist the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians in rural and peri-urban areas in Bauchi State According to the Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq who spoke during the flag-off ceremony in Bauchi on Monday, beneficiaries of the grant scheme were drawn from Bauchi, Azare and in Darazo. She said that the GVG is a Buhari Manifesto fulfilment project, which was introduced in 2020, first as a Grant to Rural Women only, but now to all vulnerable groups, to ...
FG to train, equip Bauchi youths in smart phone repairs
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FG to train, equip Bauchi youths in smart phone repairs

FG to train, equip Bauchi youths in smart phone repairs By Charly Agwam - Bauchi  The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has said that it is spending over N6.2 billion to train and equip 16,820 Bauchi youths in the art of smart phone repairs to enable them become financially self-reliant. According to the Minister, Sadiya Farouq, who spoke at the flag-off of the N-Skills (Smart Phone Repairs) Programme in Bauchi on Wednesday, the programme is used to pilot the N-Skills programme, which is part of the N-Power non-graduate programme. She said that it is consistent with President Muhammadu Buhari's aspiration of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years.  "The programme is designed to train...