By Justina Auta
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Tuesday said the government has started distributing sustainable empowerment equipment to women across selected states.
Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.
She said purchase and distribution of empowerment equipment for women were conducted in the six geopolitical zones for poverty alleviation and increased entrepreneurship activities were done recently in 15 states.
She revealed that the benefitting states include Anambra, Kano, Rivers, Imo, Lagos, Oyo, Katsina, Gombe, Kebbi, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Niger, Bayelsa, Benue and Jigawa.
She, however, said “it is disheartening to know that only 10 per cent of women own properties in Nigeria, that is not good enough, if we are able to empower women, things will go on well.
“We are going to bring in companies and donors that will teach, train and empower women on how to trade,” she said.
She added that equipment distributed…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
