First Lady 18500 NCZone Women Empowerment Program 2025: How to Apply -The First Lady of Nigeria and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the North Central Zone Women’s Empowerment Programme for the year 2025.
The program is aimed at directly supporting 18,500 Nigerian women across the six geopolitical zones in the country, starting with 500 beneficiaries from each state in the North Central Zone.
The initiative, a collaboration between the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI and Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) will provide women with tools such as deep-chest freezers, gas cookers with ovens, generators, and industrial grinding machines and resources to start or improve their businesses, to build successful businesses and contribute to our nation’s development.
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Delivering the keynote address, First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu expressed her commitment to empowering Nigerian women as a cornerstone of nation-building. This empowerment will benefit 18,500 women across our six geopolitical Zones. Today, we are equipping our women with essential tools like deep-chest freezers, gas cookers with ovens, generators, and industrial grinding machines to build successful businesses and contribute to our nation’s prosperity. Recognizing the critical role women play in our society, this initiative aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency President Bola Tinubu, which prioritizes inclusivity, economic growth, and sustainable development for all Nigerians.
She also further emphasize the alignment of this initiative with global development goals.
Women’s empowerment is central to achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SOG-5 on gender equality and SDG-8 on decent work and economic growth. These items are not just tools; they are stepping stones toward financial independence and better future for Nigerian women.
With plans already underway for similar initiatives in other geopolitical zones, including the South-South as the next beneficiary region, the program underscores the Nigerian government’s commitment to empowering women as agents of change in achieving sustainable development.
On a final note,the First lady encouraged all beneficiaries to make use of this opportunity and resources to contribute to the betterment of their lives and families and prayed the knowledge gained today will yield bountiful harvest to the nation’s economy.
