The Bank of Industry (BOI) says a total of 14,776 business owners in Ebonyi have benefited from the Federal Government’s Presidential Grants scheme in the state.
Mr Chukwudi Asiegbu, BOI Manager in Ebonyi, disclosed this during a town hall meeting on the outcome of the grant scheme on Friday in Abakaliki.
Asiegbu said that each beneficiary received N50,000 amounting to N738.8 million.
“The beneficiaries cut across the 13 local government areas in the state; 14,776 individuals received a sum of N50, 000 each.’’
The manager added that the government had also unveiled a N75 billion loan to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) nationwide.
“Today, we have a sensitisation programme and a town hall meeting to educate the general public about the Federal Government Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
“The programme has three arms; the first is the Presidential Grants Scheme which N738.8 million had already been disbursed.
“The second is the N75 billion MSMEs loan where business owners can receive up N5 million.
“The third is also N75 billion manufacturers fund; this is designed to support industrial-scale enterprise
“We have inaugurated the N75 billion loans nationwide; registered business owners can access a maximum of N5 million with a competitive interest rate of 9 per cent through BOI.
“The registration has started and this is for everybody so long as you have business doing; go online if you have a registered business in the state and you are an employer of labour,” he said.
