Source: This Day Live 
The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the proposed 2014 appropriation bill will make more provisions for gender empowerment.

According to the Minister who made this known at the official launch of the Nigerian chapter of WEConnect, a USA based international non-governmental organisation championing women business enterprises through her Special Assistant, Dr. Chii Tuesday in Minna said gender empowerment was put into consideration during the preparation of the budget proposal.

She said her ministry collaborated and will continue the join efforts with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) by designing key programmes targeted at women empowerment in the new fiscal year.

 

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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