Ministry, firm target 10m Nigerian women by 2030
No fewer than 250,000 Nigerian women have so far registered for the newly launched EmpowerHER Financial Literacy Programme, an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs aimed at enhancing women’s financial, digital, and entrepreneurial capacity across the country.

The programme, launched under the leadership of the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, is a landmark step in the Federal Government’s commitment to advancing women’s economic empowerment and inclusive participation in national development.

A statement, yesterday, by Jonathan Eze, Special Adviser, Media & Publicity to the Minister, stated that the initiative was implemented in partnership with Kudimata Nig. Ltd, a leading financial literacy and empowerment organisation.

Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who spoke at the launch in Abuja, described the initiative as a cornerstone of national transformation that places knowledge and financial capability at the centre of empowerment.

She said that the programme was designed to train and empower millions of Nigerian women through financial and digital literacy, as well as entrepreneurship development, thereby establishing a sustainable and inclusive foundation for women’s economic advancement across the country.

The minister noted that empowerment must start with understanding, adding that financial literacy gives women the confidence to take control of their resources, opportunities, and future.

Sulaiman-Ibrahim also affirmed that financial and digital literacy would now form the first layer of every empowerment initiative under the ministry to ensure sustainability, transparency, and measurable impact, aligning with the Renewed Hope Social Impact Interventions 774 of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

On her part, Founder of Kudimata Nigeria Limited, Kathleen Erhimu, described EmpowerHER as more than a project but a national movement to ensure that every Nigerian woman, whether behind a desk, in a market, on a farm, or leading an enterprise, has the knowledge, access, and confidence to grow wealth, build businesses, and shape her own destiny.