In partial fulfilment of her drive to reposition the status of women in Nigeria,the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs Barr Uju Kennedy Ohanenye empowered over 50 women in Abuchi Community of Gurara Local Government,Niger state.
This measure according to her, is In line with the disposition of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to ensure Economic Prosperity and development in Nigeria.
Speaking further, Barr Uju stated that the empowerment will serve as Soft loans to the over 50 women which will enable them invest in small or medium scale business in order to curb the alarming rate of poverty and to boost economic prosperity
The Honourable Minister also promised to assist the women in the community to open Bank accounts for their co-operatives to ensure proper records and security for their finances.
The Governor of Niger state who was ably represented by his Deputy H.E Comrade Yahaya Garba Yakubu thanked the Minister for assisting the women in Niger barely a week in office and urged the women to invest the funds wisely to achieve set goals. He also pledged the support of the State Government for the Ministry of Women Affairs to ensure that women in the state are empowered to support their husbands and enhance their capacity to add value to national growth.
About 75,000 women are enrolled in the scheme under the Nigerian Women Project which supports each woman with about N60,000.00 to start businesses as part of measures to improve their wellbeing.
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