From:Femi Oyelola in Kaduna
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has given a grant of N50 million to the First Lady of Kaduna State, Hajiya Hafsat Uba Sani, to support 1,000 women petty traders in the state.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu asked the First Lady of Kaduna State, who is the State Coordinator of Renewed Hope Initiative(RHI), to give N50,000 each to beneficiaries to recapitalize their existing businesses.
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 Oluremi 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 comprise 10,000 Scrubs and 10,000 pairs of Crocs, adding that they were given by a global donor who wants to remain anonymous.
The kits were presented to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for onward distribution to midwives in the North-West zone.
The First Lady pointed out that the distribution of the kits ‘’is 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.’’
