{"id":26596,"date":"2020-12-01T09:10:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T08:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=26596"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:10:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T08:10:53","slug":"nigeria-rolls-out-grant-for-transport-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/nigeria-rolls-out-grant-for-transport-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria rolls out  grant for transport operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Moses Uwagbale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Federal Government has inaugurated an intervention grant for micro transport operators under its Survival Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to overcome challenges of COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Amb. Mariam Katagum, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, said in Abuja at the inauguration of the scheme known as \u2018Transport Track\u2019, that it was part of the Artisans and Transport Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Katagum, who is also the Chairperson, Programme Steering Committee, said the MSMEs Survival Fund and Guaranteed Offtake Schemes had five different tracks&nbsp;&nbsp; approved under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The minister who was represented by Mr Adewale Bakare, Director, Industrial Development Department in the ministry, said the Transport Track targeted 4,505 beneficiaries in each state across the country<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis track, which is being launched today will give a one-off grant of N30, 000 each to qualified individuals operating in the transport sector.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese include: Ride share drivers, such as Uber, Bolt, etc., taxi drivers, bus drivers, \u2018keke Napep\u2019 riders, okada riders, cart pushers et cetera.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder the Transport Track, being launched today, applicants are encouraged to apply through their registered associations to be enumerated.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndividuals who are members of associations but choose not to apply through their association can be enumerated but this \u2018independent\u2019 applicant will need proof of membership to be enumerated.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn this note, I urge Ride share drivers (Uber, Bolt, et cetera.) taxi drivers, bus drivers, Keke Napep riders, commercial motorcycle riders, cart pushers among others to take advantage of this scheme,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The minister said applicants would access the fund at no cost since the initiative was borne out of the Federal Government\u2019s commitment to help cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She, therefore, urged leaders of transport associations to mobilise their members to apply for the grant.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Katagum lauded MSMEs\u2019 performances across the country and urged them to take full advantage of the scheme by applying for any category that suited their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She said that although many Nigerians applied for the grant, there was need for improved awareness creation for MSMEs, especially those in the grassroots to key into it.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is absolutely free, do not pay anyone to benefit, your money is N30,000 and it will go directly into your bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet me emphasise that government approved all the schemes as grants, and as such, all applicants should not pay money to influence anything because no one can influence anything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The minister explained that for an individual to be eligible, such a person must be a Nigerian, have a verifiable BVN, a transporter in the transport sector, belong to a transport association and get enumerated.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo qualify for enumeration, all intending beneficiaries are expected to apply through their (registered) associations.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndividuals may walk up to our enumerators without routing through their association; but such an individual must have valid proof of membership of the association he\/she claims to belong to,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Moses Uwagbale The Federal Government has inaugurated an intervention grant for micro transport operators under its Survival Fund for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to overcome challenges of COVID-19 pandemic. 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