Women can drive growth, good security if supported — Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, says Nigerian women must be supported to become household production lines capable of driving economic growth, food security and poverty reduction.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim said this on Thursday in Abuja when the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Mr Ayo Sotinrin, paid her a courtesy visit to explore areas of collaboration on women empowerment and agribusiness development.
The minister said access to finance remained a critical missing link, preventing many women from expanding their agricultural and production ventures.
According to her, women already possess the skills, resilience and ent...