Tinubu told the group that graduation is just the beginning. She said that technology changes quickly and that staying relevant requires constant learning, curiosity, and working together.

The Women in Tech program helps women gain real-world skills

The Renewed Hope Initiative and Huawei Nigeria worked together on the project, which focused on practical tools that help small businesses grow. Participants learnt how to use digital marketing, data, and workflow tools to get ahead of the competition. The First Lady told the graduates to take those skills home, fix problems they can see, and start businesses that create jobs. She said, “Your greatest strength is your ability to learn and change.” “Real innovation makes life better.”

She told the women to mentor girls who don’t think technology is for them, saying that role models change what people expect. Tinubu thanked Huawei for the partnership and said that peer networks would help the skills last after school.

The program fits in with the government’s bigger goals

Tinubu connected the effort to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims for growth that includes everyone through industrialisation and digitisation. The goal of focussing on businesses run by women is to get more people involved in a technology-driven economy and to make the country’s sources of income more varied. She told the graduates, “Help each other and grow together.” “Be role models for young girls and women.”

Chris Lu, the Managing Director of Huawei Nigeria, said that the program goes beyond classes and puts women at the centre of digital change. He said that giving women digital skills is not a nice thing to do; it is a national need. He said that the group included people from college students to successful business owners looking to grow.

Industry and regulators support continued empowerment

Lu told the graduates to spread the knowledge they gained in training to others, calling them “ambassadors of digital innovation.” He said that countries do better when women get involved in the digital economy. Kashifu Abdullahi, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, praised the partnership, saying that empowering women makes it even more powerful and fits with NITDA’s goal of creating a skilled workforce.

He went on to say that communities become stronger when families see women use technology. At the end of the ceremony, there was a call for more mentoring, solving local problems, and starting businesses. Tinubu said that the Renewed Hope Initiative would keep supporting programs that give more people more chances and help women learn more about technology all over the country.