IWD 2026: Ogun govt to empower over 500 women with N35m cash grant

Ogun State Government has announced plans to empower implicit 500 women with ₦35 cardinal successful currency grants arsenic portion of activities marking the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration.

The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, disclosed this connected Monday during the year’s solemnisation held astatine the Royal Pavilion successful Ijebu-Ode, stressing that 50 women would beryllium fixed a sum of N200,000 currency and 500 women would beryllium fixed N50,000 currency grants.

Speaking astatine the event, which attracted implicit 5,000 women from crossed the state, they besides declared their enactment for the second-term bid of President Bola Tinubu and for Governor Dapo Abiodun successful his aspiration to correspond Ogun East Senatorial District successful the Senate.

Noimot Salako-Oyedele, the State’s Deputy Governor, declared Ogun women’s unwavering enactment for President Tinubu’s reelection, characterising the Renewed Hope Agenda arsenic inclusive and influential, particularly for women.

She stated that Nigerians person benefited quantifiably from the Tinubu administration’s policies, with women signaling important increases successful societal engagement, economical participation, and opportunities.

Salako-Oyedele said: “Policies of President Tinubu and Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administrations...