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Starting Akara, Kuli-Kuli or Roasted Corn business doesn’t require much capital — Remi Tinubu
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful despite the country’s economic challenges, encouraging citizens to embrace small-scale businesses that require little capital to start.
Speaking on efforts to empower ordinary Nigerians, Mrs. Tinubu said businesses such as selling akara (fried bean cakes), roasted corn, groundnuts and kuli-kuli can provide sustainable sources of income with minimal startup costs.
“We’re trying to give hope, and to start an akara business doesn’t take a lot of money; to start roasting corn, somebody even said something about groundnuts; you see they are saying that kuli-kuli doesn’t take much,” she said.
The First Lady explained that her office has been supporting beneficiaries through grants rather than loans to make it easier for them to establish small businesses.
“We didn’t give them a loan, we gave it to them as a grant, so we encourage Nigerians as best as we could. What is within our hands, I have given and I keep giving,” she added.
Mrs. Tinubu also highlighted several intervention programmes funded by her office, including ₦2 billion for tuberculosis treatment, ₦1 billion for breast cancer initiatives and ₦500 million to combat malnutrition.
She said her office has also invested in agriculture, social intervention programmes, education, scholarships, ICT training and support for vulnerable groups.
According to her, the current administration remains committed to funding initiatives capable of improving the welfare of Nigerians.
She linked her message of hope to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, saying the government is determined to restore optimism and improve the lives of citizens.
“The average man is supposed to have hope, so I like the idea that Mr President said this is the Renewed Hope Agenda, and we have to renew our hope, and that’s what I have to tell Nigerians,” she said.
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