The Jigawa state government says
440 women in Birniwa local government area of the state will be empowered with
1,320 goats under the state goats loan microcredit programme.
NAN reports that Ahmed Zubairu,
chairman of the goats distribution committee, was speaking in Birniwa on Friday
after screening the women for the second phase of the scheme.
Zubairu said the women were drawn
from 11 wards in the local government for the loan which was to be paid back
within 18 months.
He said each beneficiary would
receive one he-goat and two she-goats to breed.
He listed requirements for
accessing the goats to include agreeing to refund the loan, showing evidence of
being an indigene of the area and benefitting from the programme for the first
time.
Speaking at the event, Mohammad
Jaji-Dole, the council chairman, cautioned the beneficiaries against
mishandling the animals.
He also encouraged them to be
ready to pay back the loan with three goats within 18 months so that other
women could benefit from the programme.
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