{"id":30977,"date":"2020-09-11T10:18:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=30977"},"modified":"2020-09-11T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:18:45","slug":"nigerian-govt-launches-n75bn-smes-covid-19-stimulus-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=30977","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt launches N75bn SMEs COVID-19 stimulus schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Nigerian government Thursday kicked off two programmes to support around 1.7 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country with N75 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mariam Katagum, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, said at a briefing to kick off the National MSME Survival Fund and the Guaranteed Off-take Stimulus Schemes under the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) that the programmes would transform businesses positively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ESP received the endorsement of the Federal Executive Council on 24th June after its initiation by the Economic Sustainability Committee that was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari<\/a> on 30th March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katagum said government was ready to begin the implementation of the two initiatives around the country in its commitment to navigate the choppy waters of the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She noted that the N60bn MSME Survival Fund and the Payroll Support schemes would come first to be followed by the N15bn Guarantee Off-take Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth schemes are at the core of the N2.3tn stimulus package, also known as the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan being implemented to help cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is with a view to boosting the economy by saving existing jobs and creating new job opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A committee of ten with the minister as the chair was inaugurated in August, drawing membership from both the private and public sectors including the vice-chairperson, Ibukun Awosika, who is the chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe survival fund scheme is expected to commence immediately while the Guaranteed Off-take Scheme will follow as soon as the proper modalities are put in place to meet current realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe two schemes are targeted to impact about 1.7 million entities and individual beneficiaries across the country,\u201d Katagum added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survival fund, according to the Special Assistant to the President on MSMEs in the Office of the Vice President, Tola Johnson, is a conditional grant aimed at supporting vulnerable MSMEs in meeting their payroll obligations and protecting jobs from the headwind of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Johnson, the scheme would safeguard 1.3 million job losses and targets 35,000 persons per state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both schemes are expected to offer grants to beneficiaries ranging from N30,000 to N50,000 depending on the category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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