First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged the 300 participants in the Renewed Hope Initiative and Huawei “Women in Tech” training program to use their acquired tech skills to make a good difference in their communities.
According to a statement issued on Friday by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady made the call in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the Women in Tech training program for women entrepreneurs from the six geopolitical zones.
The training project is a digital empowerment effort of the Renewed Hope initiative, in conjunction with Huawei Nigeria, aiming to provide female entrepreneurs with practical technological skills to help them grow their enterprises.
It also aims to assist women in meaningfully participating in the digital economy and becoming ambassadors of digital change in their communities, in keeping with the present administration’s efforts to promote economic inclusion and growth.
Tinubu, while addressing the participants, 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. Remember, you are part of a larger network—support one another and grow together.
“I thank Huawei Technologies Company Limited for this collaboration with the RHI. Finally, I charge you all to mentor others in your various businesses. Be a guide for young girls and women who think technology is not for them.”
The First Lady also highlighted that the effort is consistent with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to promote inclusive growth and digital empowerment for all Nigerians by driving economic diversification through industrialization and digitization.
She added, “When women are equipped with the right tools and knowledge, they become agents of change in their families, communities, and the nation at large.
“The Women in Tech training program, conducted between April and October 2024, has successfully equipped 300 women with essential digital skills to help them thrive in today’s evolving, technology-driven world.”
