Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, says the federal government(FG) has secured an additional funding of $500 million for the Nigerian for women project(NFWP).
June 24, 2024 1:30 pmUju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, says the federal government has secured an additional $500 million for the Nigeria For Women Project .a $100 million World Bank funded project to economically empower Nigerian women.
“I was not satisfied with how the first $100 million was used. It was mainly used for advocacy and consulting. Let me make it clear that this is not a grant, but a loan,” she said.“The funds are supposed to be used for projects. I raised a new structure on how the funds should be utilised and was signed by the president approving it for restructuring.”
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