Yobe Gov Approves N230m Dangote Refinery Shares For 43,928 Women

Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved N230.62 million for the purchase of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals shares for 43,928 vulnerable women across the state’s 17 local government areas.
The initiative is designed to promote financial inclusion, asset ownership and economic empowerment among women affected by poverty, displacement and insurgency.
The approval followed engagements between the Yobe State government and the Aliko Dangote Foundation during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where the state sought private-sector support for vulnerable women and conflict-affected households.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr...