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Oluremi Tinubu Empowers 500 Edo Women With N50,000 Grants
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday empowered 500 women in Edo State with cash grants of N50,000 each under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The programme, held in Benin City in collaboration with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, was designed to strengthen small businesses and boost women’s economic resilience.
Speaking at the event, Senator Tinubu, represented by the Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Edesili Okpeholo Anani, urged the beneficiaries to use the funds judiciously to expand their businesses and improve their families’ well-being. She emphasized that the support was not a loan but a grant meant to rekindle hope and promote sustainable growth.
According to her, “The Tony Elumelu Foundation has generously donated N1 billion to the Renewed Hope Initiative to empower 18,500 women across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Each state, including the FCT, will have 500 women beneficiaries, each receiving N50,000 to support and expand their businesses.”
Mrs. Anani commended the Tony Elumelu Foundation for its commitment to women’s empowerment and expressed gratitude to Governor Monday Okpeholo and Senator Tinubu for their support in driving the initiative in Edo State.
Some beneficiaries, including Otaru Patience and Adesuwa Obasogie, expressed appreciation, noting that the grants would significantly aid their businesses, although some called for the amount to be increased in light of prevailing economic challenges.
The event was attended by key dignitaries including the Chairperson of the National Council of Women Society, Edo State Chapter, Taiwo Inumidune; Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals, Mrs. Barbara Omozele Agbebaku; and Dr. Eseigbe Eromon, Director of Control and Immunisation at the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) approved the appointment of Nyesom Wike as a minister in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Yilwatda made the statement on Wednesday during a media chat in Abuja, while addressing questions about Wike’s continued membership of the PDP despite serving in an APC-led government.
He explained that the appointment was not unusual, noting that past administrations had also appointed opposition members into ministerial positions.
According to him, former ministers such as Bala Mohammed and Adamu Aliero served under PDP-led governments despite their party affiliations at the time.
“President Jonathan discovered Bala Mohammed was good enough and brought him from ANPP,” he said.
“Aliero was also appointed by President Yar’Adua from ANPP because of his experience,” he added.
Yilwatda argued that criticism of President Tinubu over Wike’s appointment was unfair, insisting it followed past political precedents.
He also cited other opposition figures currently serving in the government, saying the focus on Wike alone was selective.
The APC chairman further claimed that Wike formally notified the PDP National Working Committee in 2023 before accepting the ministerial appointment, and that the party gave its approval.
“Wike wrote the National Working Committee of the PDP before he took the appointment,” he said.
“The National Working Committee approved that he should come and serve.”
Yilwatda maintained that Wike’s position in the current administration was with the consent of the PDP, not solely the APC.
A United States lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to either redeploy or sack Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, over concerns linked to Nigeria’s worsening security situation.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
What is the dollar to naira exchange rate in the black market (also known as the parallel market or Aboki FX)?....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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