PENGASSAN to empower 500 women

The Women in Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Kaduna zone, has said no fewer than 500 women across Nigeria will, within the next one year, benefit from its empowerment and entrepreneurship scheme.

The chairperson, women in PENGASSAN, Kaduna Zone, Hasiya Audu, said this Sunday in Abuja during a skill acquisition and women empowerment programme for 25 women in Karmo, Abuja, with the theme, ‘Build a woman, build the world’, organized in collaboration with Pad Up Africa, Pad Comfort, and SHIELD girls2women initiative.

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Also speaking, the national chairperson, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria Women Commission (TUCNW), Hafshat Shuaibu, said the women would be taught how to make clothes, sanitary pads and soap, among others.