The Federal Government has announced that the first batch of artisans in Ariaria International Market in Abia State has received their one-time grant of N30,000 each.
This was according to a tweet shared by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Survival Fund.
The Government of Nigeria also announced via Twitter that the Payroll Support Scheme had received over 50,000 applications.
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It noted that the scheme aimed at MSMEs adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic would provide payroll support to a maximum of 10 employees per qualifying MSME.
“More than 50,000 applications were completed before the portal closed,” the government tweeted
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