Saraki wants FG to give women contracts

Date: 2020-03-19

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to give a certain percentage of its contracts to women as a way of empowering them.

Saraki said this was not only pertinent but the right thing to do as women did not only pay taxes but were professionals in all fields of endeavour.

The minister disclosed this while playing host to the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, who paid Saraki a courtesy call at Federal Ministry of Transportation headquarters in Abuja.

The transportation minister enjoined Tallen to create a gender desk in the ministry because a lot of women, men inclusive, did not know how to apply for contracts.

"So, there is a need to provide enlightenment in this regard," Saraki stated.

She, however, noted that some line of businesses such as shipping were very expensive to run and enjoined women to pull resources together as a unit in order to overcome this challenge.

Saraki said the Federal Government would continue to support the female gender through policies that would empower them economically and enable them to compete favourably in governance.

Earlier in her address, Tallen informed Saraki that March 2020 had been picked for the celebration of women in Beijing to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference but this was cancelled because of the spread of coronavirus.

She, however, stated that women in Nigeria had decided to celebrate within the country from March 26 to March 28, 2020, adding that the transportation minister was invited to join Nigerian women.

Tallen explained the idea about the celebration was to galvanise women, address women and girl-child issues and proffer ways forward.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Tunde Kazeem     IHS     Students Union Government     Tanke Road     Fatimoh Lawal     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Zainab Abass     Kunle Okeowo     Toyin Sanusi     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     KwaraLearn     JAAC     Abubakar Lah     Tayo Alao     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Bello Bature     Osuwa     Ndama Al-hassan     NIPR     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Kaiama     Dogara     Bayer AG     Ilesha-Baruba     Abatemi Usman     Ahman Pategi University     SAPZ Project     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Kayode Ogunlowo     Ola Falade     Shuaib Olarongbe     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Folaranmi Aro     Razaq Atunwa     Magaji Erubu     Aro Yahaya     Suleiman Mora Omar     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Adedeji Onimago     Ohoro Of Shao     Bello John Olanrewaju     Amusement Park     Mamman Saba Jibril     Ilorin South     Muhammadu Buhari     Olayinka Are     Alabe     Javed Khan     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Budo Egba     Kwara North     Wahab Isa     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Muritala Awodun     Olokoba Sulyman     Oba Abu     Aiyedun     Shagari     ITEM 7     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Iponrin     Kwara Liberation Group     Monsurat Omotosho     Galadiman Ngeri     Akanbi-Oke     Bello Oyebanji     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Lotus Bank     Adesoye College     Shola Odetundun     Edret Sabi Abel     Okoolowo     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Apaola     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

JAAC     KWASSIP     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Emir Of Shonga     Stephen Fasakin     Arinola Lawal     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     George Funsho Adebayo     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Ekweremadu     Hijaab     Oro Grammar School     Lawal Olohungbebe     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Ali Ahmad     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Garba Ado Sanni     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Wahab Abayawo     Jide Ashonibare     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Coronavirus     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Sebastine Obasi     Olaosebikan     Senate     Ahman Patigi     Ajakaye     Revenue Court     Olusola Saraki     Adeleke Ogungbe     Just Event Online     Razak Atunwa     Rueben Parejo     Bola Olukoju     Taofeek Ibraheem     Communication Network Support Services     Taofik Abdulkareem     Rachael Obisesan     Dele Belgore     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Mahe Abdulkadir     Farouk Salim     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Kayode Ibrahim     Unicontinental Construction Company     Adebayo Salami     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Charcoal     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Christopher Odetunde     Pakata     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Awili Pedro     Ibrahim Mashood     Dauda Adesola     Fatimat Saliu     Owode Market     Saheed Akinwumi     Ilorin East     Presidential Election     Bluenile Associates     Lotus Bank     Hajj     Student Learning Support Helpline     Summit University     Memunat Monsuma     Kwara Consultative Forum     BECE     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Offa Poly     Twitter     Jumoke Gafar