Oluremi Tinubu empowers 500 less-privileged Nasarawa women with N50,000 grant each

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has provided financial support to 500 less-privileged women from the 13 Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State, giving each N50,000 to help expand their businesses and improve their standard of living.

The announcement was made on Tuesday in Lafia, the state capital, during the launch of the Women Economic Empowerment Programme in Nasarawa, held under the Renewed Hope Initiative in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation.

Represented by Tosin Akabe, wife of the state’s Deputy Governor, the First Lady said the initiative was designed to ease the struggles of vulnerable women in the state.

She explained, “This Economic Empowerment Programme is about supporting the entrepreneurial spirit of our women traders and small-scale business owners who wake up each day determined to provide for their families, educate their children, and uplift their communities.

“Let me emphasise that this is not a loan. It is a grant and a seed of renewed hope to help you recapitalise your existing businesses. It is my firm belief that when you empower a woman, you empower a household, a community, and indeed, a nation.

“I thank the Tony Elumelu Foundation, who donated One Billion Naira to the Renewed Hope Initiative, to directly support 18,500 women across the Nation. Five hundred women from each of the 36 states and the FCT will be receiving N50,000 each to strengthen and recapitalise their existing small businesses.”

Senator Tinubu also expressed gratitude to Governor Abdullahi Sule for his support for women and praised the state’s First Lady, Silifat Abdullahi-Sule, for her consistent guidance across the LGAs. She added, “I will be presenting the sum of N50,000 each to some of the pre-selected 500 beneficiaries at this event today. I thank the Tony Elumelu Foundation once again for this support. May this act of generosity inspire many more across our nation.”

Silifat Abdullahi-Sule applauded the initiative, urging beneficiaries to use the funds wisely. One of the recipients, speaking on behalf of others, said the money would significantly strengthen their businesses and improve their livelihoods.

This programme follows the recent nationwide launch of the empowerment scheme targeting 18,500 women, with 500 participants selected from each state and the FCT.