Nigeria and Women for Africa Foundation, a Spanish entity, will partner to promote education, leadership training, and empowerment for women in the country.

Teresa Langley, director-general of the Women for Africa Foundation, said during a courtesy visit to the director-general of Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development in Abuja that collaboration would promote leadership skills in Nigerian women.

Ms Langley added that it would also help harness women’s potential, break stereotypes about women in Africa, and improve access to research and documentation for development and planning processes.

Patricia Gomez, first secretary at the Spanish embassy, said it “is an honour for Spain to find women for Africa Foundation in our private sector who are really thinking ahead of all the talent that exists in the continent.”

Asabe Vilita-Bashir, MBNCWD director-general, said the partnership would empower women and improve their participation in leadership positions.

Ms Vilita-Bashir assured them that the centre’s mandate revolves around research and documentation, training, and women’s empowerment, which aligns with the foundation’s core values.

She, therefore, stressed the need for more collaboration with the organisation and others to empower women in terms of economic, leadership, and political skills.

(NAN)