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SAfER: Oyo Govt. Disburses N500m To SMEs The Oyo State Government on Monday presented cheques, worth Five Hundred million Naira (N500m) to participating micro finance banks across the seven geopolitical zones in the state, as loan support to small and micro enterprises under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER). The symbolic presentation of the cheques to the Micro finance banks was held at the conference room, office of the Secretary to the State Government, Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan. Presenting the dummy cheques to the representatives of the micro finance banks, the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon Segun Ogunwuyi noted that the funds will cushion the hardship induced by the removal of the fuel subsidy. Ogunwuyi, who also doubles as the Chairman, SAfER committee, added that the Oyo state government is ready to support small and micro enterprises, maintaining that the beneficiaries were selected based on their business capacities. He added that, micro businesses can ...