
Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N250 million to empower 2,500 women across the South-East geopolitical zone. Speaking in Owerri, Imo State, during the flag-off of the presentation of empowerment items to 500 women in each of the zone's five states, including Abia and Anambra, she reiterated the importance of empowered women to the well-being and prosperity of families and society at large, according to Leadership newspaper.
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