By Simon Francis
The Nasarawa State Government has trained 60 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the 13 Local government areas of the State.
The training was aimed at exposing them to the basic requirements of accessing Nigeria Incentives-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending ( NIRSAL) facilities.
The two-day training programme was put together by the state Ministry for Trade and Investment.
Responding to questions from journalists, the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr. Obadiah Boyi, explained that the training was to give first hand guide to existing and registered small and medium business owners in the state on how to access NIRSAL facilities.
According to him, the step so far taken was to ensure that existing registered business owners meet NIRSAL requirements before the involvement of those at the grassroots.
“The aim of the programme is to guide those who had earlier registered and could not be able to access funds and other support from the sources available to grow their businesses.
“We are targeting the grassroots MSMEs but before reaching them, we thought it wise to ensure that those who had registered benefit first. This will help in boosting starters.
“So, for us as a ministry, flagging off the programme which is basically to train not less than 60 registered MSMEs across the 13 LGAs is the best strategy to begin with.
“This will also ease the work of NIRSAL and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN),” he stressed.
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