President Bola Tinubu on Sunday celebrated Nigerian women at home and in the diaspora, describing them as central to the country\u2019s development and progress.\n<\/p>\n
In a message to mark the 2026 International Women\u2019s Day, the President said women across different sectors of society continue to demonstrate resilience, courage and determination that sustain the nation.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, on International Women\u2019s Day, I celebrate the women of Nigeria, at home and abroad.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAcross our homes, farms, markets, offices, and the halls of leadership, Nigerian women continue to demonstrate strength, courage, and determination that help hold our nation together,\u201dTinubu said.<\/p>\n
He noted that women play vital roles in nation-building, describing them as mothers, entrepreneurs, professionals and citizens who contribute significantly to the country\u2019s development.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are mothers who nurture, entrepreneurs who build, professionals who lead, and citizens who continue to shape the destiny of our country with resilience and dignity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The President also acknowledged the historical and contemporary contributions of women to Nigeria\u2019s democratic growth and socio-economic advancement.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigeria\u2019s progress has always carried the imprint of women who refused to accept limits placed before them.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom those who fought for our democracy to the millions who labour daily to support their families and communities, their contributions to nation-building are profound.\u201d <\/p>\n
Tinubu added that the government remains committed to creating opportunities that would allow women and girls to realise their full potential.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOur duty as a government and as a society is to continue creating the conditions where every Nigerian girl can learn, every woman can thrive economically, and every voice can contribute to our national development.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Emphasising the impact of women on national progress, he said, \u201cWhen Nigerian women rise, Nigeria rises.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The President concluded by honouring the strength, sacrifices and enduring contributions of women to the country.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we honour their strength, their sacrifices, and their enduring role in the story of our country. Happy International Women\u2019s Day,\u201d Tinubu concluded.<\/p>\n
PUNCH Online had reported that Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called for greater empowerment of women and girls, describing it as a strategic investment in the nation\u2019s future.\n<\/p>\n
In a message to mark International Women\u2019s Day 2026 on Sunday, Mrs Tinubu joined Nigerians and the global community in celebrating the achievements and contributions of women across the country.\n<\/p>\n
Highlighting this year\u2019s theme, \u201cRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,\u201d the First Lady stressed that empowering women goes beyond charity and is central to national growth\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Bola Tinubu on Sunday celebrated Nigerian women at home and in the diaspora, describing them as central…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[45],"tags":[2800,1556,64004,37338,67679,122,54882,31623,55305,16735],"class_list":["post-123299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria","tag-bola-tinubu","tag-gender-equality","tag-international-womens-day","tag-nation-building","tag-national-progress","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-women","tag-oluremi-tinubu","tag-women-empowerment","tag-womens-rights"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}