Abuja, Nov. 29, 2025 – The Building, Construction and Skilled Artisans Association of Nigeria (BACSAAN) is working with the Bank of Industry (BOI) to explore available opportunities to boost economic empowerment of artisans.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Yakubu Daniel, the Head of BACSAAN Media Office on Saturday
The statement said the this was the agreement reached at a meeting of BACSAAN leaders, led by its National President, Haj Fasasi Mohammed Jamiu and officials of BOI, led by Mr. Ahmed Kagara, who represented the BOI Managing Director, Olasupo Olusi.
The meeting, held on Wednesday, followed a request by the national leaders of BACSAAN from BOI to create more means for artisans to benefit from the services of the bank.
Speaking during the meeting, Fasasi had commended the current leadership of BOI for its innovative approach to Nigeria’s industrial growth and economic stability.
BACSAAN leader urged BOI management to create more ways to directly assist the teeming members of BACSAAN, most of whom he noted, were very skilled, hardworking, but remained downtrodden.
He said that a helping hand from BOI in terms of soft loans or outright intervention grants, would help lift them out of poverty.
Fasasi said economic empowerment of BACSAAN members would impact positively on the artisans across the country, making them a formidable segment of the nation’s productive population.
He said BACSAAN members numbering over 25 million were all hopeful of assistance from institutions like BOI.
Fasasi urged BOI to take the issue of economic empowerment support to the artisans as a priority which would further enhance their goodwill for the bank, and also for President Tinubu administration.
Responding, the BOI Managing Director’s representative, Ahmed Kagara, assured that BOI remained committed to supporting the growth of both the big and the small.
He said that the Bank would be willing to assist artisans across the country and urged BACSAAN leaders to encourage their members to key into the existing financial opportunities available in the bank by applying through any branch of the bank nearest to them.
Kagara stressed the bank would be willing to assist applicants by giving them all available facilities, but warned that the bank should not be considered a charity organisation.
