19/08/2026
I attended the Second National Gender Inclusion Conference, held at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
There, I called for greater and sustained investment in women as a critical strategy for Nigeria’s economic transformation.
I stressed that women are indispensable contributors to national development as entrepreneurs, farmers, professionals, innovators, employers and community leaders, but continue to face barriers to finance, markets, land, technology, skills and decision-making.
I therefore advocated strong institutions, gender-responsive budgeting, reliable data and effective monitoring and evaluation, emphasising that “nothing about women should be designed without women.”
~DMM