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- 27 May 2017
Women Microsoft Certified Partners ‘IAMCP WIT’ Launches in Nigeria
International Association of Women Microsoft Certified Partners and Women in technology (IAMCP WIT), has launched in Nigeria with emphasis on growing women participation in the IT ecosystem. The…
- 26 Feb 2016
Intel Charts Path for More Women to Access Technology
To drive Nigeria’s economy and help shape her future, there is need for more women to be empowered technologically. This was the submission of panelists at the Intel She Will Connect Masterclass…
- 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…
- 23 Aug 2018
Glo to Power Nigeria Women Digital Summit
Globacom and other key stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT ecosystem have indicated their desire to support the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards, organized by the Centre for Cyber Awareness…
- 12 Mar 2021
Bolt Launches #Drive4WITech Internship Programme to Encourage Women Participation in Technology
In celebrating International Women’s Month and as part of its efforts to drive more participation and inclusion for women in technology, the fastest-growing ride-hailing platform in Africa, Bolt has…
- 3 Dec 2021
Herconomy Raises $600,000 to Empower Women in Nigeria
Herconomy, Africa’s first women-focused digital platform has announced that it raised a pre-seed round of $600,000 for the empowerment of women in Nigeria. In a statement, Mrs. Ifedayo…
- 29 Jun 2026
Womenovate, MTN Foundation Lead Charge for Inclusive Tech at Women in Technology and Engineering Summit
MTN Foundation, in a strategic partnership with Womenovate, officially kicked off the fifth edition of the Women in Technology and Engineering Summit (WITESA) at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, on June 23,…
- 14 Jul 2022
Women, Major Force in Nigeria’s Retail Sector
In its report highlighting the impact of women on Nigeria’s economic development, PwC Nigeria, Advisory partner and Chief Economist, Andrew Nevin, indicated that women account for 41 percent…
- 28 Jan 2013
WITIN Opens Mobile Apps Challenge for Girls in Nigeria
Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) in line with ITU's Girls in ICT project & Tech Needs Girls campaign, brings Technovation Challenge to Nigeria. The Mobile App Challenge was opened last week…
- 9 Oct 2025
Rewriting the Narrative: Foundry for HER Bootcamp Empowers Nigeria’s Women Tech Founders
Over 120 female tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria are set to benefit from a three-day virtual accelerator programme aimed at boosting early-stage startups led by women. The initiative, known as the…
- 6 Mar 2015
Meet Select Top Nigerian Women In Technology Space
Celebrated on March 8th around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the giant strides attained by women in their various fields of life. Women are often…
- 9 Nov 2020
Standard Chartered Launches 2nd Edition of its Women in Tech programme
Standard Chartered Bank (Nigeria) Limited has launched the second edition of its SC Women in Technology Incubator, to support and promote the economic and social development of women in Nigeria…
- 24 Aug 2012
Witin Sensitizes on Impact of Technology on Children
Women in Technology in Nigeria (Witin), an information technology group, with grassroot reach, has concluded plans to organize a day forum that will put parents, guardians and others on the alert…
- 9 Feb 2018
AfDB Urges Governments to Prioritize Inclusion of Women in Science & Technology
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to make science, technology and innovation (STI) policies inclusive and…
- 13 Mar 2023
How MTN Nigeria is Encouraging More Women Participation in Tech
To commemorate the recently held International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2023, MTN Nigeria hosted a Twitter Space session to discuss the theme DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality.…
- 1 Jan 2018
Need to Ignite Tech Consciousness among Women and Girls in South East
By Ugwoke Udoka Technology has come to stay. People from their homes can pay for their children’s school fees, buy items and get them delivered at their doorsteps or even sell their wares and get…
- 15 Jun 2015
Montgomery to Empower 2000 Women on Technology @ WOWe Festival 2015
Montgomery West Africa said it is excited to announce the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival (WOWe) 2015 which is now less than 2 weeks away. The conference is dedicated to meeting…
- 1 Jun 2026
Easybuy Partners WAWUAfrica to Upskill 10 Million Youths and Women, Boosting Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Inclusion
Easybuy, Africa’s leading smartphone and electronics financing provider and a pioneer in the continent’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector, has partnered with WAWUAfrica to empower 10 million Nigerian…
- 3 Nov 2022
Empowering Women for Trade Through Digital Technology
A report by PriceWaterCoopers has said that women account for 41 per cent ownership of micro-businesses in Nigeria, with 23 million female entrepreneurs operating in the segment. The United Nations…
- 28 Sept 2023
Over 1,500 Nigerian Women, Girls Learn IT Skills to Advance Careers
Over 1,500 girls and women graduated from the second cohort of Women In Tech Nigeria's 2023 Makeathon, addressing the gender skill gap. Women in Tech Nigeria 2023 Makeathon was sponsored by the VFD…
- 16 Jun 2021
More than 50% of Jumia Sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are Women Entrepreneurs
Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and e-commerce in Africa, the first research of its…
- 10 Jul 2018
MTN Brightens the Lives of 100 POWA Women
MTN Nigeria, leading Information and Communications Technology Company, recently, empowered 100 women from the Police Officers Wives’ Association (POWA), Lagos State chapter. The women who…
- 29 Nov 2021
Vbank Sponsors Women In Tech Global to Upskill 1,000 Women and Girls in STEM
In alignment with its CSR objectives, Vbank, Nigeria’s foremost digital bank has announced its intention to support the core mission of Women In Tech Global, Nigeria chapter to close the gender gap…
- 30 Oct 2013
ComTech Ministry to Launch Gender Initiatives to Empower Women
Federal Ministry of Communication Technology has finalized plans to launch gender based initiatives that will empower Nigerian women and girls from Monday the 4th of November. Mrs Omobola Johnson,…
- 4 Jul 2015
Women Should Lead New Era of Technology, Innovation- Kaymu
Leading online shopping community Kaymu.com.ng has stressed the need for women to occupy leadership positions in the new era of technology and innovation. Speaking at the Women of West Africa…
- 11 Mar 2026
PalmPay Commits to Gender Balance in Fintech Space @ Purple Woman 3.0
PalmPay Nigeria has expressed commitment to increasing women’s participation in the financial technology sector through its Purple Woman initiative designed to equip young women with digital and…
- 24 Nov 2024
First Women Radio Virtual Assistant Makes a Debut in Nigeria
Women Radio 97.1, in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and the Voice of Women Empowerment Foundation, has made history by unveiling “NIM”, Nigeria’s first…
- 18 Jul 2021
Women to Lead Corporate Nigeria from 2026 As Predicted By Ekeh, Zinox Boss
By Hilary Audu, In a world that is predominantly patriarchal in nature, it is refreshing to see the women-folk doing great things and giving the men-folk a good run for their money. Leo Stan Ekeh,…
- 5 Jul 2026
Airtel Africa Foundation Equips 200 Young Women with Digital Skills to Drive Nigeria's Tech Economy
Airtel Africa Foundation, through Airtel Nigeria and in partnership with the Ishk Tolaram Foundation, Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), and SAIL Innovation Lab, has commenced the DigiLeap Women in Tech…
- 13 Jun 2014
WITIN Holds 6-Week Summer iCamp for Children
Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) said preparations are on top gears towards hosting a six-week online work-at-home summer camp for children between the ages 9 to 18. The programme…