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On June 24, 2026, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu urged girls and young women nationwide to hold and pursue a personal vision, describing it as a survival tool for the modern woman.
The remarks were made at a gathering marking three years of the Renewed Hope Initiative in the Federal Capital Territory, during which at least 27,345 residents were recorded as beneficiaries of the initiative’s programmes.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu delivered the keynote address at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, at an event tagged “Our Stories, Her Impact,” convened by the Office of the First Lady in conjunction with the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Abuja Initiative 2027.
Senator Oluremi is the founder of the Renewed Hope Initiative, a people-centred intervention programme established as a complementary vehicle for President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
She stated that the RHI held its inaugural meeting at the State House on July 7, 2023, conducted its first field intervention a week later in response to the Trademoore Estate flood disaster in Lugbe, Abuja, and was formally registered on August 9, 2023.
Presenting the FCT impact report, Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Women Affairs Secretariat, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, stated that the 27,345 beneficiaries were reached through five strategic pillars and more than 15 major interventions over three years.
She stated that 3,307 children benefited from the programme; 4,427 persons were reached under economic empowerment; 4,866 beneficiaries were supported in food security and agriculture; 970 persons with disabilities were assisted; 4,423 beneficiaries came under protection and systems strengthening; and 550 elderly persons also benefited.
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, stated that the initiative had succeeded in placing traditional institutions at the centre of delivery.
“In FCT communities, we are seeing fewer cases of child marriage and more girls completing secondary school. This is prevention in action. The beauty of RHI is that it respects culture while advancing progress.”
The Minister of State for the FCT, Mariya Mahmud, added that placing money directly in women’s hands was generating economic multiplier effects beyond the immediate grant, including pathways into agro-entrepreneurship.
