EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.
Email:. talk2tijanihassan@gmail.com Zaria, Nigeria. W omen empowerment as a vague term is the process of strengthening the existing capacities and capabilities of the women folks as part of the disadvantaged groups in the society so as to enable them perform towards improving themselves, their families and the country as a whole. Women generally all over the world and in Nigeria to be specific are generally endowed with immense potentials which have been neglected over the years due to the kind of society they found themselves. The emotional and physical configuration of women by God gives them the ability to perform their traditional duties at home while also performing wonderfully well when called upon to hold any position of responsibility in the Society. With Nigeria’s female population estimated at 83 million; about 49% of the country’s over 170 million people, the need for financial inclusion of women to boost development and employment opportunities is becoming