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ARISE empowerment grants
Farmers, traders and business owners in Uruan received grants and equipment support. There were 224 beneficiaries in total.
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Key figures
48 beneficiaries, N25,000,000Farmers grant
106 beneficiaries, N47,950,000Traders grant
65 beneficiariesEquipment support
2 beneficiaries, N5,000,000 eachMSME grant
2Minibus beneficiaries
1Car beneficiaries
224Total beneficiaries
Uyo Federal Constituency Town Square Meeting, Ibom Hall grounds, Uyo, 10 August 2025Constituency town square meeting
About the programme
The ARISE empowerment grants in Uruan Local Government Area give cash grants, equipment and vehicles to farmers, traders and small business owners. The scheme is run by the Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Pastor Umo Eno as part of the ARISE Agenda.
In Uruan, 224 people benefited in all. 48 farmers shared N25,000,000 in ARISE Farmers grants and 106 traders shared N47,950,000 in ARISE Traders grants. Another 65 people received equipment support, and two small businesses received MSME grants of N5,000,000 each. Two people received mini buses and one received a car.
Uruan is part of Uyo Federal Constituency, together with Uyo, Nsit Atai and Ibesikpo Asutan. Grants for the constituency were presented by the Governor at the Uyo Federal Constituency Town Square Meeting, held at the Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo on 10 August 2025. Across the four LGAs, 1,187 people shared N492.7 million in farm, trade and business grants, equipment, cars and mini buses.
The grants are meant to help small farms and businesses grow, create jobs and raise household incomes in Uruan.
Who it reaches
- Farmers and fishermen
- Market traders
- Artisans
- Small business owners
- Women and young people
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People reached
48Farmers grantUruan
106Traders grantUruan
2Minibus beneficiariesUruan
1Car beneficiariesUruan
224Total beneficiaries (reported total, includes breakdown)Uruan
Impact on people and communities
For work and income
Grants give farmers and traders capital to buy inputs and stock. Equipment and vehicles let people take on more work or run transport services, which keeps money moving in local markets.
Governor Umo Eno
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