The Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up NFWP-SU is set to engage about 90,000 women across three local government areas in Kebbi State. The State Project Coordinator, Alhaji Yakubu Muhammad Yauri, confirmed this during an inspection of the recruitment exercise for ward facilitators in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area.
According to him, the ward facilitators play a key role in mobilising women for the intervention. He stated that the NFWP-SU is a federal government initiative carried out through the federal and state ministries of women’s affairs, designed to address financial exclusion by improving women’s access to credit, markets, financial literacy, and sustainable livelihoods. He explained that the scale-up will focus on Birnin Kebbi, Dandi, and Zuru LGAs.
Yauri said that 360 ward facilitators will be engaged for the programme, and each facilitator will be responsible for mobilising between 180 and 250 women in the three benefiting LGAs. He noted that this structure is aimed at helping the project reach its target of supporting thousands of women in the state.
He also praised the Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, for what he described as a fair and supportive operating environment. He said the governor’s commitment is important in making Kebbi one of the top implementing states in Nigeria.
Yauri further acknowledged the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development for ensuring the project follows all standard operating procedures.
