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This paper is an attempt to make a modest contribution on how to finance Nigerian women economic empowerment programme. It also provides certain measures of proper monitoring and channeling those resources in order to achieve the target they are meant for. The writer is of the view that if proper monitoring is done, there is every possibility to achieve the desired goal.
INTRODUCTION
Women, the world over, have certainly been contributing to the economy. Nigerian women are also not left behind in this gigantic contribution to the national economy. Malami (1996) highlights various trades, occupations and economic activities which Nigerian women especially those in the Northern part engage. Malami (1998) again shows various economic activities in which the Nigerian women with special focus on Hausa women engage. These women carry out so many agricultural, manufacturing and industrial ventures.
Furthermore, Malami (2006) in his attempt to show the economic activities of the Sokoto Caliphate in the early nineteenth century Hausaland, highlights various types of agricultural, agro-allied, manufacturing and industrial activities. These activities featured prominently and consequently led to one level of economic progress or the other in the then society.
These businesses are however, carried out with very small capital which if serious care is not taken will consequently be lost. To be more specific, one can easily say that some of the businesses were carried out simply for the sustenance of the family as it is from hand to mouth due to their lack of ability to generate capital, because their marginal propensity to serve is negative.
This indicates that these viable women need one type of help or the other in order to provide or improve their manpower for the economic growth and development of their dear nation - Nigeria. There is definitely a strong need to support and help these women so that their contribution to the economy can make serious impact and economic advancement, so that their standard of living will be improved, this will later boast the national economy.
There were many attempts by many Nigerian Governments, such as Family Economic Advancement Programme, and the Family Support Programme, which could no doubt be very helpful, but they all failed due to various reasons that are beyond the scope of this...