Cooperative Women's Day, Women's Empowerment, Financial Investment, Cooperation and Collaboration, Economic Development, Poverty Alleviation, Food Shortage, Policy Planning, Legal Framework, Loan Facilities

PM News . 29 October 2002 . Pg 2

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The women cooperative societies from the South West zone of Nigeria celebrated Cooperative Women's Day in Lagos with the theme "Tackling Food Shortage and Poverty Alleviation." The event was attended by hundreds of women and a few men, and featured traditional drummers and praise singers. The president of the South West zone of the National Women in Cooperatives emphasized the importance of empowering women economically through cooperative societies to address the challenge of motherhood. The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperative Services assured the crowd that the state government would continue to support cooperative movements.

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The women cooperative societies from the South West zone of Nigeria celebrated Cooperative Women's Day in Lagos with the theme "Tackling Food Shortage and Poverty Alleviation." The event was attended by hundreds of women and a few men, and featured traditional drummers and praise singers. The president of the South West zone of the National Women in Cooperatives emphasized the importance of empowering women economically through cooperative societies to address the challenge of motherhood. The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperative Services assured the crowd that the state government would continue to support cooperative movements.