First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has provided ₦50,000 each to 500 women in Ondo State through her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Economic Empowerment Programme.
The support, carried out in collaboration with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, was distributed at the International Culture and Event Centre in Akure. According to Mrs. Tinubu, the scheme targets 18,500 women entrepreneurs across Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT, offering business re-capitalisation grants.
Represented by Ondo State’s First Lady, Mrs. Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa, she explained that the programme seeks to boost the efforts of women traders and small-scale business owners committed to providing for their families, educating their children, and contributing to community growth.
She stressed that the ₦50,000 support is a grant, not a loan, describing it as “a seed of renewed hope” to strengthen existing businesses. Senator Tinubu added that empowering women ultimately benefits households, communities, and the nation at large.
This Ondo State event follows the initiative’s symbolic launch in Niger State, where 50 women first received the grants.
