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- 12 Sept 2022
Nova Merchant Bank’s Funke Okoya Appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of Women in Finance Nigeria
Mrs Funke Okoya, an Executive Director, NOVA Merchant Bank has been appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of the Women in Finance Nigeria. Okoya’s appointment was announced along with…
- 10 Sept 2025
Queen Simone Speaks on Economic Empowerment @ Women Allying Women Conference 2025
HM Queen Wa Arian Simone, CEO of the Fearless Fund and founder of Fearless Freedom, joined women leaders at the Women Allying Women (WAW) Conference on Thursday last week in Cape Coast. The annual…
- 5 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day: How Coca-Cola is Championing Women Empowerment
The economic empowerment of women remains a burning issue in countries across the world. On International Women’s Day, a day set aside to celebrate the social, cultural, political and economic…
- 8 Mar 2016
MasterCard, UN Women Join to Advance Empowerment of Women
Around the world, nearly 2.4 billion people live without any form of official personal identification, and the majority of them are women. As part of broader International Women’s Day activities,…
- 16 Apr 2026
Zoho Nigeria champions women’s digital empowerment at the Guardian Women Festival
Zoho Nigeria partnered with Guardian Newspapers for the Guardian Woman Festival, a month-long initiative celebrating women's contributions to business, governance, and social development while…
- 2 Jun 2023
MTN Joins United Nations Women Empowerment Principles, Advocates for Gender Equality in Workplace
MTN Nigeria, leading ICT firm, has signed the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) as part of its commitment to gender equality in the workplace through the Nigeria2Equal programme…
- 16 Dec 2022
Access Bank Renews Commitment to Women Empowerment
Access Bank Plc has stated its commitment to women’s empowerment after graduating the first group of female drivers through the W-Initiative. The bank recently held a graduation ceremony and…
- 7 Mar 2014
Intel advocates Women Empowerment with ICT, Entrepreneurial Skills
Intel Corporation has joined in the global celebration of International Women’s Day with a call for improved commitment towards the empowerment of women and the girl child in all fields of human…
- 31 Oct 2019
Heritage Bank pledges continued support for women empowerment
Heritage Bank Plc has said it will continue to lend support to causes that promote women empowerment as this will impact positively on the nation’s socio-economic development. Ifie Sekibo,…
- 18 Feb 2021
Danbatta Calls for Women Empowerment in ICT Sector
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has emphasized the important role played by women in the country’s socio-economic and…
- 18 Jul 2021
Linda Ikeji Pays Courtesy Visit to Fidelity MD. Calls for Women Empowerment
Mrs Onyeali-Ikpe, ceo, Fidelity Bank accompanied by top female management staff on Tuesday in Lagos received Linda Ikeji, chief executive officer, LIB TV, who paid a courtesy visit to the bank. The…
- 28 Jul 2026
CIBN, ACAMB Push for Financial Inclusion, Women Empowerment
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN) and the Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) have enjoined banks to further deepen and prioritize financial…
- 21 Mar 2016
IBM, Peace Corps Boost Women Empowerment In West Africa
Historic public-private partnership with the Peace Corps supports Lets Girls Learn initiative via high impact, pro bono consulting assignment in Ghana Breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling…
- 3 Aug 2021
Coca-Cola Foundation, IGEC Partner for Women Economic Empowerment
The Initiative for Gender Empowerment and Creativity (IGEC), which was created to inspire creativity and empower vulnerable women, has unveiled its Climate Smart Shea Processing Facility project…
- 20 Aug 2020
Stanbic IBTC Partners United Nations on Women Empowerment
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has disclosed that it recently partnered the United Nations on an initiative to provide seed funding for women across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal…
- 27 May 2021
NCC Reiterates Commitment to Digital Empowerment for Young Women, Girls
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and empowerment of young women and girls in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in…
- 31 Jul 2013
NPA Gender Sensitive, Commits to Women Empowerment
Mallam Habib Abdullahi, managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority, has said that the Authority is gender sensitive and will continue to give women employees all necessary support and…
- 23 Mar 2021
Standard Chartered Advocates for Women Empowerment in the Workplace
Standard Chartered Bank recently organised a power packed stakeholder for its Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking female clients. Tagged, ‘#choosetochallenge Women’s Roundtable, the…
- 10 Mar 2025
Igniteher BootCamp: A Pathway to Women Empowerment and Economic Growth
The IgniteHer Bootcamp, a flagship initiative by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), concluded…
- 8 Mar 2026
Polaris Bank Marks IWD2026 with Renewed Pledge to Women’s Empowerment
Polaris Bank has joined the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day 2026, reaffirming its commitment to promoting gender equality, empowering women, and supporting initiatives that…
- 6 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola Reiterates Commitment to Women Economic Empowerment
At the just concluded Lagos State Employability Trust Fund (LSETF) Employment Summit, Coca-Cola Nigeria along with its Bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company, (NBC) highlighted its commitment to…
- 30 Jan 2015
Airtel Offers Economic Empowerment to Women
Airtel Nigeria, one of the leading mobile operators has empowered the lives of two women to fulfill their life-long ambitions of being economically independent in the second episode of the Airtel…
- 19 Mar 2026
Fidelity Bank Launches “Give Her Power” for Women’s Empowerment
Fidelity Bank Plc has rolled out a series of masterclasses and support programs under its HerFidelity initiative to mark International Women’s Day 2026, aiming to equip women with income-generating…
- 11 Mar 2024
NITDA Commits to Empowerment of Women
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed the agency's unwavering commitment to collaborating and empowering women to…
- 24 Jun 2026
NASENI Launches Skills, Empowerment Programmes for Women and Youths in Kano
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is set to commence a series of empowerment and capacity-building programmes in Kano State aimed at equipping women, youths and…
- 21 Feb 2016
TechHer Unveils Empowerment Training for Women in Technology
In its bid to improve learning for women in the technology world, TechHer, a community of women who are passionate about technology has designed two events to mark the Social Media Week Lagos on the…
- 16 Nov 2020
Coca-Cola provides Empowerment Training to 1000 Ogijo Women
As part of continued efforts to upskill and empower women across underserved communities in Nigeria, Coca-Cola’s women empowerment programme tagged “Catalyst for Change” has seen the graduation of…
- 10 Dec 2020
Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners EU for Economic Empowerment Transformation of African Women
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the European Union to identify, train, mentor…
- 26 Apr 2018
Phase3 Partners on ICTs Empowerment Programmes for Girls, Women
Phase3 Telecom, West Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider has said that it will continue to aggressively offer grant support to programs…
- 24 May 2021
Coca-Cola’s RESWAYE Project Ends With 159,000kg of Plastic Waste Recovered
The Recycling Scheme for Women and Youth Empowerment (RESWAYE), an environmental sustainability and women empowerment initiative, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, has come to an end. The…