Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday flagged off the disbursement of the Community Investment Fund under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up (NFWP-SU) in Katsina State.

Speaking at the ceremony at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina, Mr Shettima said more than 40,000 women in the state were expected to receive business capital after meeting the programme's eligibility requirements and demonstrating satisfactory performance in savings and group activities.

Governor Dikko Radda said Katsina State had so far contributed more than N4 billion to the programme, while the State Executive Council approved another N4 billion last month.

"Katsina State is matching every dollar that is given by the World Bank to suppo...