President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu as a member of the High-level Advisory Committee (HILAC).
Dr Zainab Bagudu disclosed this while reacting to her appointment as a member of the High-level Advisory Committee (Hilac) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“This scale up will not only support financial independence to women across Nigeria, but has positive impact on other sectors like health and education.”
The Founder and Chaiperson of Medicaid Cancer Foundation said the step up by Buhari was a breakthrough for the much neededgender and adolescent inclusion in the society.
She listed the lead Ministries as: Women Affairs, Finance, Education, Budget and National Planning.
Dr Bagudu commended the Ministers, adding that she is eagerly awaiting for work to commence.
On hilac, the wife of the Kebbi State Governor said the other members were drawn from multi-sectors and they are expected to provide support to three programmes.
They are: National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE), Adolescent Girls’ Learning and Empowerment (AGILE)and Nigeria For Women Project (NFWP-SU).
“Kebbi State is one of the beneficiary pilot states of the NFWP-SU,saying that it us very successful.
She stated that no fewer than 70,000 women have benefited from the Nigeria For Women Project in the state.
In the same vein, all the women were each given N60,000 as start up grants to establish their various businesses.
