“We’re Giving Hope”- Remi Tinubu Urges Women to Sell Akara, Kuli-Kuli Roasted Corn Businesses as Nigerians React

• First Lady Remi Tinubu urged Nigerian women to explore small businesses such as akara, kuli-kuli and roasted corn, stating that they require little capital to start.
• She added that the government’s support was provided as grants, not loans.

Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, has sparked widespread reactions after encouraging Nigerian women to consider starting small businesses such as selling akara and kuli-kuli.

Speaking on government support for women, the First Lady said the aim was to provide hope through grants rather than loans.

“We’re trying to give hope. To start akara business doesn’t take much; to start roasting corn doesn’t take much. We didn’t give them a loan; we gave it to them as a grant.”

Her comments have since generated mixed reactions online, with many Nigerians questioning whether such businesses reflect the level of economic opportunities citizens should aspire to, while others argued that small-scale enterprises remain a legitimate means of earning a livi

Reactions

@Franklyn: No be person wey dem borrow ₦2 million from Shettima dey give ₦1 billion, ₦2 billion up and down?

@Abiodun Bakare🇬🇧: What is it with this government and corn!!

@skinnny biceps 🇳🇬🦀🦍: Kuli kuli 😭😭 Shey this woman know price of one roasted corn? ₦200, ₦300, ₦500.

@VTAstar: Do you mean Nigerians should be selling akara by the roadside? I don’t understand.

@DanielEmirate: Why don’t you start it with Tinubu?

@Cute💥Noble🌚😎🐕: Husband no sense, wife too no brain. What sort of rubbish is this?

@ʀɪᴅwan⚡️🌍: If selling akara is such a good business, let their children marry akara sellers.

@DANIEL CHUKWUEMEKA: Me, anywhere I see APC member… 😡😡