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Inauguration of Entrepreneurship Centre for Women Development in Nigeria

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The Entrepreneurship Centre for Women Development (ECWD) has been inaugurated to promote inclusive economic growth and empower women across Nigeria. Dr Eunice Emmanuel, President and Chief Executive Officer of ECWD, emphasized that the center represents a symbol of hope and empowerment for women, providing them with skills, tools, resources, and support to thrive in business and leadership. Despite women's significant contributions to Nigeria's economic growth, they still face barriers to financial independence and entrepreneurial success, which ECWD aims to break. The center offers hands-on training, mentorship, access to markets and finance, and unwavering support to help women not just survive but thrive and lead in various industries.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Entrepreneurship Centre for Women Development (ECWD) has been inaugurated to promote inclusive economic growth and empower women across Nigeria.
  • ECWD aims to break barriers to financial independence and entrepreneurial success faced by women in Nigeria, offering hands-on training, mentorship, and access to markets and finance.
  • Dr Eunice Emmanuel emphasized that the center represents a symbol of hope and empowerment for women, providing them with skills, tools, resources, and support to thrive in business and leadership.
  • Alhaji Abubakar Barau-Abdullahi, Grand Patron of ECWD, described women as an underutilized economic asset in Africa and emphasized the importance of making empowerment initiatives deliberate, strategic, and sustainable.
  • ECWD will serve as a platform for women to build businesses, for girls to receive mentorship, and for rural entrepreneurs to gain access to markets, technology, and capital.
  • The centre aims to produce the next generation of Nigerian business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, powered by passion, built with purpose, and driven by resilience.

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Sources:

  • (News Agency of Nigeria, 15 May 2025): The Entrepreneurship Centre for Women Development (ECWD), a non-governmental organisation, has been inaugurated to promote inclusive economic growth and empower women across Nigeria.
  • (ECWD press release): ECWD is here to break barriers, offering hands-on training, mentorship, access to markets and finance, and unwavering support to help women not just survive, but thrive and lead in various industries.

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