Senator Oluremi Tinubu has officially closed the RHI/Huawei Women in Tech Training Programme. This empowerment initiative has equipped 300 women from the six geopolitical zones of the country with digital and entrepreneurial skills.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Senator Tinubu said the programme aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at promoting inclusive growth and digital empowerment to drive economic diversification through industrialisation and digitisation.
“This training programme is a digital empowerment initiative by the Renewed Hope Initiative in collaboration with Huawei Technologies Company Limited. It is designed to equip female entrepreneurs with practical technological skills to scale up their businesses, participate meaningfully in the digital economy, and become champions of digital transformation in their communities”, she stated.
Addressing the participants, the First Lady of Nigeria urged them to continue learning and adapting to evolving technological trends.
She said, “Although the training has ended, technology keeps changing. Your biggest strength is your ability to keep learning, evolving, and adapting to new trends available for your growth in technology. Use your new skills to solve real problems in your various communities, because true innovation is only valuable when it improves lives.”
Senator Tinubu assured that the current administration would continue to prioritise technology and economic development for Nigeria’s growing population, noting that collaborations with private organisations like Huawei are crucial to achieving that goal.
She expressed, “I congratulate all the participants representing diverse sectors such as agriculture, fashion, catering, retail, event management, and technology services, drawn from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. I also thank Huawei Technologies Company Limited for this collaboration with the Renewed Hope Initiative. Finally, I charge you all to mentor others in your various businesses and guide young girls and women who think technology is not for them.”
In his remarks, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, described the programme as a valuable opportunity that will help the women gain a competitive edge in their businesses and careers.
He emphasised that ICT remains central to global innovation and economic growth, adding that “the world is rapidly moving towards a digital future, and Nigerians cannot afford to be left behind.”
