The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has disbursed simple rate loan of =N=20,000 to 228 small business owners in Sokoto State. Speaking on the occasion, held Thursday, at Shamsuddeen Plaza Sokoto, the State Coordinator, Mrs Eunice J. Danmallam said the NDE was established in 1987, and since then it has continued its creative work especially for young graduates and always keeps providing training and support to small business owners. She added that under the current Director General of the NDE, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, a number of measures have been put in place to help youths and small scale business owners by lending them low interest loans to repay within three months. However, Danmallan said the agency has selected about 8026 Nigerians to benefit from the Programme, of which 228 are from Sokoto State. The Sokoto State Coordinator urged the beneficiaries of the scheme to use the loans wisely, and then demanded that they repay after three months