About 5000 women benefited from NaWEF – Minister
A total of 4,977 women benefited from the National Women Empowerment Fund , a scheme established by the Federal Government to tackle poverty and unemployment amongst women especially in the grassroots, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, has said.
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