NIGERIA’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has given a grant of ₦50 million to support 1,000 women petty traders in Kaduna State.
Senator Tinubu made the presentation through the wife of Kaduna State Governor Hasfat Uba Sani who is also the state coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative(RHI).
A symbolic cheque of the grant which was given under the auspices of the Renewed Hope Initiative(RHI), was presented by the First Lady at the Umaru Yarádua Conference Centre on Monday.
Senator Tinubu also flagged off the distribution of 10,000 professional kits to midwives in the North-West states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara as well as Kaduna state.
She said that the professional kits comprised of 10,000 scrubs and 10,000 pairs of crocs, adding that they were given by a global donor who wanted to remain anonymous.
The kits were presented to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) for onward distribution to midwives in the North-West zone.
The First Lady pointed out that the distribution of the kits was to complement the ongoing Federal Government retraining exercise for 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide.’’
She also promised that all six geopolitical zones will receive 10,000 scrubs and 10,000 pairs of crocs, which will be distributed among the states in each zone.
Senator Tinubu disclosed that the “North-Central Zone received its allocation on the 29th of January, 2025 during my three-day working visit to Kwara State. Today, we are in Kaduna to distribute the kits to the North-West Zone. By the grace of God, the next zone to benefit will be the South-South’.’
The First Lady maintained that “RHI recognises that the demands of the health profession require not only skills and compassion but also the right tools and kits to encourage our Midwives as they serve others. We thank you for all your good work”.
She said, “since inception in 2023, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has provided targeted interventions in Agriculture, Economic Empowerment, Education, Health, and Social Investment to improve the lives of families across Nigeria”.
In his remarks, Governor Uba Sani noted that the presentation of the 10,000 professional kits to midwives “is another demonstration of Her Excellency’s deep concern for the welfare of Nigerian women, and indeed the vulnerable and underserved in our society”.
