First lady to empower 37,000 women with Renewed Hope grant

Sen Oluremi Tinubu, Wife of Nigeria President has promised that 37,000 women in the country would benefit from the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) recapitalisation grant.

The first lady  who disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, during the symbolic presentation of food items to the internally displaced persons (IDPs), persons  with disabilities and vulnerable people in the state, explained that 1000 women from each of the 36 states and the FCT would get N50,000 recapitalisation grant from the RHI economic empowerment programme.

The distribution was done under the  “Food Outreach Scheme,” a Social Investment Programme of the RHI of the first lady.

Represented by wife of the Vice President, Mrs Nana Shettima, Mrs Tinubu said, “I am pleased to inform you that the governing council of the RHI  has graciously approved a business recapitalisation grant of N50,000 for 1000 women petty traders in each State and the FCT to support their businesses as part of our  women empowerment programme.

“This programme would be launched on the August 22, simultaneously across the country.”she said.

She  noted that under the RHI, a truck load of assorted food items was donated for onward distribution to the targeted groups in the State.

According to her, the programme is  designed to provide support to the under privileged in line with the resolve of President Bola Tinubu to leave no one behind in ensuring food security and sufficiency in the country.

She urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items.

Earlier in his address, Gov Hyacient Alia commended  the first lady for her overwhelming support to Benue women, persons  with disabilities and the  vulnerable people.

Represented by his deputy, Sam Ode, Alia promised to compliment her effort by augmenting the distribution to the most volnurable persons in the State.

He said Benue has benefited so much from the RHI of the first lady, adding that the State was immensely grateful.

In her welcome address, Special Adviser to the Governor on Women Affairs, Mrs Scholastica Sor said the State has received several supports from the RHI so far.

She said more supports were on the way as over 200 women were selected to benefit from the project’s agriculture programme.

Highpoint of the event was the symbolic presentation of food items to the governor by the wife of the President.