empowerment

Empowerment: I’ll Distribute Shovels LG Boss Blasts Critics

January 15, 2020 7:17 am

The last is yet to be head on the controversy over the distribution of wheelbarrow to some youths in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as a means of empowerment.

THISDAY had reported that the Transition Committee Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs. Chinwe Ugwu distributed 30 wheelbarrows to the youths during an empowerment programme.

The development attracted harsh comments from residents of Enugu and beyond, with many calling it a ‘show of shame.’

But defending her actions, Ugwu was quoted as saying, “I decided to empower barrow pushers of Nsukka local government council, irrespective of ethnicity

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Sanwo-Olu Promises Over 2000 Empowerment Grants

December 19, 2019 1:41 pm

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to give out empowerment grants to over 2000 residents in commemoration of the Lagos Civil Week.

While disclosing the grant, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess Aderemi Adebowale said the empowerment grant is In line with the agenda of the Lagos state government administration, through a social welfare intervention programme to support traders to grow their businesses gradually.

Unveiling the programmes and activities lined up for the civic week and the launch of the Sanwo-Olu Cares initiative, Adebowale said the grant should be seen as ‘setting …

Katsina earmarks ₦196m for orphans, women empowerment

March 17, 2019 9:42 pm

The Katsina State government has committed the sum of N196 million to assuage the plight of women and vulnerable children through its Women Empowerment Programme across the 34 local governments of the state for the 2019 fiscal year.

The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Badiyya Hassan Mashi, who disclosed this Sunday, said lack of economic sustainability did not only have a devastating emotional effect on vulnerable households, but the situation was also capable of exposing the individual to several risks, hence the gesture.

She explained that the gesture would enable the women to expand their businesses

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