Group Counsels Nigerian Women On Entrepreneurship

Nigerian women of the new millennium need to be involved in entrepreneurship development and contribute to the growth of Nigeria’s economy, this is according to a non-governmental organisation, Truth for Change Initiative, TCI.

Making the statement on Wednesday at a workshop for women to mark the Global Entrepreneurship week in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, was Mrs. Susan Uko-Abasi, the Project Coordinator of TCI.

According to Uko-Abasi, unemployed women were not only irritant to their husbands, but also to their neighborhood.

According to Uko-Abasi, unemployed women were not only irritant to their husbands, but also to their neighbourhood.

“We encourage more women to come into business and help their families. Women are more reliable in business.

“But a woman who is unemployed and remains as housewife is not only irritant to her husband, she is also irritant to their community,” she said.

Speaking further, Uko-Abasi asked women in business to embrace technology to enhance the growth of their businesses.


She noted that with technology the business would grow faster and risk reduced to the barest minimum.

“People should not only just chat with their phones, but should be able to use technology to promote their businesses,” Uko-Abasi said.

Commenting on what the NGO has done to contribute to the development of Nigerian women, Uko-Abasi said they had trained over 1000 women in skill acquisition and entrepreneurship since its inception in 2011.

Also speaking at the event, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation, Chief Senas Ukpanah, said women generally were known to be better entrepreneurs.