The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (MWAPA) has commenced a poverty alleviation program that will span 10 days and take place across various locations in the state.

The current initiative focuses on catfish production and is organized in collaboration with GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) and the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research.

The program is designed as an intervention strategy to promote aquaculture throughout the Lagos metropolis.

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It targets three divisions of Lagos State: Epe, Ikorodu, and Badagry, with 150 participants benefiting from the program.

The ministry announced that the participants will receive start-up kits upon completing the training, which will enhance their trade skills and empower them in their respective endeavors.