FG Unveils Fresh Plan To Put 4.5m Nigerian Women On Economic Ladder

The federal government has unveiled a fresh economic empowerment drive targeting 4.5 million Nigerian women through the 300,000 affinity groups nationwide.

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who disclosed this at the 26th National Council on Women Affairs and Social Development in Jalingo on Wednesday.

Hajiya Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the planned empowerment was part of the efforts to expand women’s access to capital, productive assets and sustainable livelihoods.

She outlined a series of interventions aimed at moving women from subsistence activities into viable businesses and strengthening Nigeria’s social protection system.

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