The Gombe State Government said N1.5billion would be disbursed as loans to traders and farmers to boost their ventures in the state.

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo announced this in Gombe on Thursday during a reception organised for government officials to mark the Eid-el Fitr celebration.

The governor explained that N1 billion had earlier been given to the farmers, adding that the N500 million would be an addition.

He said the disbursement would commence in the next two months and called on farmers to be calm and avoid clashes with shepherds.

The governor said the loans were aimed at boosting commercial activities in the state.

Dankwambo advised people to avoid indiscriminate dumping of refuse to evade the possibility flooding.

He urged Muslim faithful to imbibe the teachings of Ramadan by tolerating each other irrespective of religious and ethnic differences.