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- 8 Mar 2022
Top 10 African Women in Product Management
It is no secret that women in the tech industry, particularly in product management, have historically been underrepresented. However, there are many talented and accomplished African women who are…
- 11 May 2023
Visa, African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF) Unveil Recipients of Funding to Empower African women
Three women fund managers from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have been selected to receive Visa’s grant funding from the African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF), a collaboration between…
- 3 Mar 2016
WIMBIZ 2016 Annual Lecture to Tackle National Crisis of Values
Dr. Kayode Feyemi, minister of Solid Minerals Development, would be the guest speaker at the 2016 Annual Lecture of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) which will hold on March 10, 2016, at the…
- 14 Feb 2020
Africa's Female Fund Managers Receive Boost with Launch of a Multi-Million Dollar Fund
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical…
- 13 Feb 2024
Mastercard Taps Folasade Femi-Lawal as New Country Manager for West Africa
Mastercard, a leading company in digital payments and technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa. With…
- 25 Mar 2026
5 Wealth-Building Strategies for Nigerian Women-led Businesses
By Chinwe Iwobi, Head of Wealth Management, FairMoney Microfinance Bank In Nigeria, women are the backbone of our economy. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that women own…
- 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…
- 7 Jul 2020
Access Bank W Initiative Boosts Opportunities Of Women SMEs
Access Bank through the W initiative, has empowered women, owned and managed SMEs by putting together an innovative bundle of offerings designed to support the more than a few aspects of business…
- 27 Oct 2020
AfDB, Partners, Unveil New Women in Ethics & Compliance in Africa Initiative
The Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa network, (WECA), a new initiative creating a membership group for women executives and management leading the fight against corruption and non-compliance…
- 7 Mar 2022
BOI Fosters Export-oriented Women Led Businesses with $10m
In a bid to promote export businesses led by women, the Bank of Industry (BOI) has invested $10 million into a women-focused fund to support Nigerian business led by women. Olukayode Pitan, Managing…
- 8 May 2015
Keri, Emuophedaro Advocate for More Female ICT Professionals in Sector
Yemi Keri, managing director, Edo State ICT Agency and Ufuoma Emuophedaro, editor-in-chief and convener, Girls in ICT (Nigeria), joined Dr. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology and…
- 10 Nov 2019
Globacom Empowers Nigerian Women to Midwife Better Future
Globacom has re-affirmed its commitment to promoting women empowerment in Nigeria, as the company throws its weight behind this year’s edition of the annual conference of the Women in Management,…
- 8 Mar 2022
The Pandemic Undid The Global Strides Made Towards Gender Equality
By Joanna Baidu, Youth Lead, PMI Over the past decades, the movement to dismantle organised bias against women in workplaces, politics, academia, fast-tracking of economic opportunities and access to…
- 10 Mar 2017
IFC Partners SEC, Others Promote Greater Involvement of Women on Boards
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Institute of Directors’ Centre for Corporate Governance and Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WimBiz) are collaborating with the Securities…
- 9 Sept 2017
Tech4Dev to Train over 7000 Girls in ICT
Tech4Dev plans to train 7200 young women across 12 states in Nigeria. Announcing this in Akure, Peace Odili, the programme manager of the Nigerian Women Techsters Initiative, said the programme…
- 22 Apr 2024
Coronation Group Launches Coronation Women Initiative Network to Empower Women in Finance and Technology
Coronation Group, Africa’s investment management powerhouse, proudly announces the launch of the Coronation Women Initiative Network (Coronation WIN), a transformative program dedicated to empowering…
- 20 Nov 2024
Empowering Women: Hermplify's AI Platform Targets Africa's $300B Digital Economy
Hermplify, a groundbreaking AI-powered platform, has officially launched to help women entrepreneurs and young girls in Africa grow their businesses and learn valuable tech skills. The platform is…
- 22 Jun 2025
Fidelity MD,Onyeali-Ikpe Champions Lifelong Learning and Sisterhood for Women’s Career Growth
Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, has encouraged women professionals to embrace continuous learning, courage, and collaboration as key habits…
- 10 Sept 2014
Rise of Nigeria’s Female Oil Billionaires
The oil and gas industry is still overwhelmingly male, with surveys showing that the executive boardrooms of petroleum companies are mostly a boys' club, according to the BBC But a number of…
- 22 Sept 2015
Top 3 Mobile Apps for Nigerian woman
The statement “being a woman is hard” is more of an understatement. Amid personal upkeep, work, social life as well as managing a wealth of emotions and hormones, women certainly have a lot of needs…
- 27 Nov 2014
NIMC Urged to Issue National e-ID Cards to Women, Bags Award
Dame Patience Jonathan, the first Lady, has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that all Nigerian women get enrolled into the National Identity Database, and also…
- 2 May 2017
Omobolanle Johnson, Others Inaugurated into Board of ACT Foundation
Dr. (Mrs) Omobolanle Johnson, former minister of Information Technology; Tunde Folawiyo, group managing director, Folawiyo Group; among others have been inaugurated as Board members of Nigeria’s…
- 7 Mar 2022
E-commerce Contribution to Gender Equality
E-commerce continues to thrive in Africa and in recent times, the conversation has shifted from whether it can work to how the work done can be sustained. While the market is still far from what is…
- 20 May 2017
P&G Nigeria, WeConnect Train Over 50 Women Entrepreneurs
Procter & Gamble, a leading FMCG company in Nigeria, has further shown its commitment to Gender Equality and Supplier Diversity through its partnership with WeConnect International in Nigeria to…
- 23 Feb 2025
SANEF Appoints Uche Uzoebo as New Chief Executive Officer
Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF)Limited has appointed Mrs. Uche Uzoebo as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective February 2025. Mrs. Uche Uzoebo succeeds Mrs.…
- 7 Nov 2022
AfDB, FCMB Sign $50m Agreement to Boost Access to Finance for Women-Owned Businesses
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for a $50 million line of credit to support access to finance for small and medium-sized and…
- 8 Mar 2022
2022 International Women’s Day: Ekeh, Zinox Group Remain Global Shining Examples
When over 16 years ago, a journalist had ambushed him on the sidelines of an event, Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group, had delivered what seemed back then like a prophetic announcement, but which…
- 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…
- 20 Feb 2024
GapX Targets 1,000 Young Women for Leadership Skills in the 2024 Workshop Series
GapX, a leading social enterprise dedicated to developing the leadership potential of young women, has announced its groundbreaking Workshop series, which aims to equip over 1,000 young women in…
- 10 Jun 2022
Wema Bank, SheCan Nigeria Set to Empower Nigerian Women
Nigeria's most innovative bank, Wema Bank Plc, is once again demonstrating its commitment to women empowerment by partnering with Shecan Nigeria to organize a conference to help Nigerian women…