Nigerian First Lady,Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the Women ICT Training Empowerment Programme organised by the Renewed Hope Initiative.
The 5 day training programme was in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
The First Lady, who was represented by Senior Special Adviser on Policy, Strategy and Logistics, Hon Wahab Alawiye-King, noted that Digital literacy is the way the world is going, adding ” The women should make good use of the opportunity of the training to improve their knowledge”.
She pointed out that Information Technology could be used as a one stop-shop for economic growth and emancipation.
Oluremi Tinubu restated her determination and commitment to transform the lives of women in the country.
Speaking earlier, Dr Aristotle Onyemaechi, the Director of Corporate Planning and Strateg, NITDA, said that it was the desire of his organisation to build the capacity of youth in digital literacy as to enhance economic transformation of Nigeria.
He noted that Women were pivotal to economic transformation, hoping that the beneficiaries would become ambassadors of RHI and digital literacy in Nigeria.
