For families and communities
The support reaches farmers, traders and small business owners across Esit Eket, where farming and fishing provide most livelihoods. It is meant to help these households stand on their own.
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Human capacity training and economic empowerment
Grants, equipment support and vehicles for farmers, traders and small businesses, with training programmes. The total cash grant was 65,400,000 naira.
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Key figures
37 beneficiariesFarmers Grant
77 beneficiariesTraders Grant
57 beneficiariesEquipment Support Scheme
2 beneficiaries5 Million Naira MSME Grant
1 beneficiaryCar
2 beneficiariesMini bus
176Total beneficiaries
N65,400,000Total cash grant
Eket Federal Constituency grants covering Eket, Esit Eket, Onna and Ibeno: 1,076 beneficiaries, about 401 million nairaJoint disbursement
Cenotaph by Eket Township StadiumVenue
Early August 2025 (reports dated 3 August 2025)When
About the programme
This programme covers grants, equipment and vehicles given to farmers, traders and small businesses in Esit Eket Local Government Area under the ARISE empowerment scheme of the Akwa Ibom State Government, along with training.
In Esit Eket there were 37 Farmers Grants, 77 Traders Grants, 57 people under the Equipment Support Scheme and 2 MSME grants of 5 million naira. One car and two mini buses were also given. In all, 176 people benefited, with a total cash grant of 65,400,000 naira.
Esit Eket was one of four Local Government Areas covered by the Eket Federal Constituency disbursement held at the Cenotaph by Eket Township Stadium in early August 2025. That event, for Eket, Esit Eket, Onna and Ibeno, reached 1,076 people with about 401 million naira in grants and support. The support was open to qualified citizens registered on the ARISE empowerment portal.
The grants are meant to help farmers grow more food, help traders expand their business and help small firms buy the equipment they need. The scheme is part of the ARISE Agenda drive to create jobs and raise incomes at the grassroots.
Who it reaches
- Farmers
- Traders
- Small business owners
- Artisans who received equipment
- Transport operators
People reached
37Farmers GrantEsit Eket
77Traders GrantEsit Eket
176Total beneficiaries (reported total, includes breakdown)Esit Eket
Impact on people and communities
For work and income
Grants give working capital and the equipment scheme gives tools for trades.
Governor Umo Eno
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