POWA president: We secured $200,000 scholarship for police officers’ children

The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) says it has secured a $200,000 master’s scholarship programme for five children of police officers through a partnership with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Olufunmilola Disu, wife of the IG and national president of POWA, announced the initiative during a courtesy visit to Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, minister of women affairs.

Disu described the scholarship as an investment in the next generation of leaders, adding that it is part of the association’s broader efforts to improve the welfare of police families.

“Our vision is to ensure that every police family, regardless of where they live, has access to opportunities that improve their wellbeing, restore hope and empower them to thrive,” she said.

She said POWA has also awarded scholarships to children of police officers, supported nursing education, and implemented welfare programmes for widows of fallen officers.

The POWA president added that the association’s medical outreaches in Abuja and Lagos have provided thousands of police families with free medical consultations, eye screenings, prescription glasses, and other healthcare services.

She said the association plans to extend the healthcare interventions to all 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).

Disu also said POWA would deepen its collaboration with the federal ministry of women affairs to expand support for police families, with a focus on education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and the protection of women and girls.

Minister of women affairs alongside members of the Police Officers’ Wives Association

Responding, Sulaiman-Ibrahim commended the association’s interventions and pledged the ministry’s support to broaden the reach of its programmes.

The minister said police wives and their families would be integrated into the ministry’s development and empowerment initiatives.

She also highlighted the ministry’s Women O’Clock initiative, saying it encourages women to pursue economic independence and prosperity.

Sulaiman-Ibrahim added that stronger collaboration among law enforcement agencies is needed to improve the enforcement of laws protecting women and girls.

Both parties said the partnership would help expand access to education, healthcare, social protection, and economic opportunities for police families.