Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), the flagship humanitarian project of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, distributed 10,000 customised disposable sanitary pads to schoolgirls across Niger State as part of a national menstrual hygiene intervention.

The distribution, held at Aliyu Muazu Memorial Primary School in Minna, is part of the rollout of the "Flow with Confidence" programme, which targets 370,000 free sanitary pads for students in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Speaking on behalf of the First Lady, the wife of the Niger State Governor and RHI State Coordinator, Fatima Bago, said the intervention seeks to empower girls with knowledge, dignity and confidence during menstruation.

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