Temitope Babalola, Convener, who briefed newsmen on behalf of the beneficiaries on Saturday in Abuja, said YouWiN Connect 2017 was a rebranded version of the YouWiN programme of the previous administration
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According to Dambatta, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this while releasing the last payment of N125.64 million for disbursement to the final 61 beneficiaries of the third edition.
The 23-minute event, filmed at the Ministry of Finance headquarters in Abuja, and broadcast live through her Facebook page (Facebook.com/HMKemiAdeosun), reached an audience of more than 130,000 persons within the first hour
A statement by the Ministry’s Director of Information, Salisu Dambatta, in Abuja on Friday, quoted Adeosun as saying that some allegations were received from an anonymous whistleblower, who provided documentary evidence of irregularities for 10 cases
YouWin Women was the second edition of the entrepreneurial scheme, which was designed for only female entrepreneurs aged 45 years or less.
The third edition, which supported both male and female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, in 2014 announced 1,500 beneficiaries.
A key finding is that the economy, like that of many other middle-income countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Egypt, is becoming more service-driven as the services sector has expanded significantly