Lagos State government has restated its commitment to women empowerment and financial inclusion in hard-to-reach communities for them to be independent and self-reliant.
The special adviser to Lagos State governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dr Oreoluwa Finnih, stated this during an advocacy programme for over 100 women at Odomola in the Eredo local council development area (LCDA) of the Epe area of Lagos State.
In her address at the event held at Alasko Hospital Bus Stop in Odomola, Finnih advised women to ensure that they are engaged in one business or the other, no matter how small, to be financially empowered, with a call on them to imbibe a saving culture.
Finnih, represented by her technical assistant, Dr Oluwunmi Akinlade, said the advocacy programme in partnership with Human Capital Development (HCD) Africa was to increase advocacy for women’s financial inclusion in hard-to-reach communities as well as increase awareness of data’s role in delivering better HCD outcomes.
She said it was important to educate women on financial literacy to empower them.
Also, representatives of the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASSRA), Mr Kayode Yusuf, and the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Saheed Adebayo, while educating women on the importance of data for development, urged them to ensure that they are captured for the exercise.
