FCTA to empower women through skill acquisition

The FCT Administration through the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) is vigorously training several women in various skills in the Federal Capital Territory.  The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello stated this  while receiving the National President of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Laraba Shoda during a courtesy visit to the […]

The FCT Administration through the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) is vigorously training several women in various skills in the Federal Capital Territory.

 The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello stated this  while receiving the National President of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Laraba Shoda during a courtesy visit to the minister  in Abuja.

The minister said that since the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari, the FCT Administration has initiated useful skill acquisition schemes through the Abuja Enterprise Agency where women from all the nooks and crannies of the Federal Capital Territory have benefitted.

Malam Bello said  his administration intends to continue along that line because the women constitute a large population of the nation.

He disclosed that the FCT Administration has also keyed into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme whereby two crops namely, rice and soya beans in which the FCT has comparative advantage is being promoted with women in the forefront.

While promising to foster the interests of women in the territory, he told them that his administration is working to complete all ongoing projects in the areas of health, education and so on, which have direct bearing on the common man.

Speaking earlier, the National President of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Laraba Shoda noted that the FCT minister has brought in strong vigour in the area of sanitation, land administration, healthcare delivery, security and other positive developments that have positive impact on the lives women.

 Shoda commended the minister for his willingness to continue to support women in the area of wealth creation thereby improving their overall wellbeing.