Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday said his administration had empowered about 40,000 residents with business tools to boost small and medium-scale businesses in the state over the past seven years.
Sanwo-Olu said the Lagos State Government empowered the residents with business equipment under the Micro Enterprise Support Initiative (MESI) Empowerment Programme in line with its commitment to poverty reduction, economic inclusion and entrepreneurship across the state.
Speaking during the Year 2026 Micro Enterprise Support Initiative Empowerment Programme organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation at Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Sanwo-Olu said the initiative aimed to improve livelihoods and enable residents to become economically self-reliant, productive and prosperous.
The business tools presented during the event on Tuesday included sewing and stoning machines, a two-face burner with a gas cylinder, an imported pepper grinding Machine, catering utensils, Pedicure equipment, hairdressing and barbering kits, photography equipment, agricultural processing machines, deep freezers, popcorn machines, grinding machines and raw food items for traders, among others.
