Shettima: Tinubu’s $1 trillion economic vision will fail without women’s full participation

…launches four platforms to bridge gender finance gap, empower women-led businesses By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, warned that Nigeria cannot reach a $1 trillion economy without women’s full economic participation, and has launched four strategic platforms to close the gender gap in financial inclusion and convert women’s economic potential into enterprises, jobs, and sustainable growth.

At the Second National Gender Inclusion Conference, #SheIsIncluded 2026, held at the presidential Villa, Abuja, the Vice President warned and outlined steps to shift women from financial exclusion into productive economic participation.

The conference with the theme: ” Designing for Delivery: From Financial Inclusion to Economic Transformation for the Nigerian Woman,” was organised by the Presidential Committee on Economic Inclusion in the Office of the Vice President.