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Entrepreneurial development and business support

Entrepreneurial development and business support. Mini buses, equipment and cheques were handed out.

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Grants and business supportAkwa Ibom, statewide

Key figures

Over 10,000 sets of equipment to 2,000 entrepreneurs under the ARISE Entrepreneurial Equipment Support Scheme, March 2025Equipment scheme

77 mini buses and 31 saloon cars presented at the March 2025 eventVehicles

Tailoring, barbing, shoemaking, welding, laundry, hairdressing, car wash, make-up, baking, palm and cassava milling, vulcanising, tilingTrades covered

540 beneficiaries from Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo got N250 million in grants plus 3 cars and 6 mini buses, 4 June 2025Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency

1,187 beneficiaries got N492.7 million in farm, trade and business grants at Ibom Hall grounds, Uyo, August 2025Uyo Federal Constituency

ARISE Traders Grant, ARISE Farmers Grant, ARISE Equipment Support Scheme, ARISE N5 million MSME GrantGrant schemes

Ibom Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development Centre (Ibom LED); beneficiaries selected through the ARISE Youth Employment portalAgency

About the programme

The Entrepreneurial Development and Business Support programme is a statewide scheme of the Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Umo Eno. It gives artisans, traders, farmers and small business owners the tools, vehicles and cash grants they need to start or grow their trade. Mini buses, equipment and cheques have been handed out across the state.

The programme is run through the Ibom Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development Centre (Ibom LED). Beneficiaries are selected through the ARISE Youth Employment portal. It is paid for by the state government and covers several schemes: the ARISE Entrepreneurial Equipment Support Scheme, the ARISE Traders Grant, the ARISE Farmers Grant and the ARISE N5 million MSME Grant.

In March 2025, at the Uyo Township Stadium, Governor Eno presented over 10,000 sets of equipment to 2,000 entrepreneurs. The items covered tailoring, barbing, shoemaking, welding, laundry, hairdressing, car wash, make-up, baking, palm and cassava milling, vulcanising and tiling. 77 mini buses and 31 saloon cars were also presented.

The Governor has continued the scheme at town square meetings in each federal constituency. On 4 June 2025 in Ikot Abasi, 540 people from Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo received N250 million in grants, three cars and six mini buses. In August 2025 at the Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo, 1,187 people from the Uyo Federal Constituency received N492.7 million in farm, trade and business grants.

The programme is meant to help people earn a steady income, create jobs in local trades and reduce poverty. It is part of the ARISE Agenda's push to grow small businesses and the wider economy of the state.

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