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June 20, 2022 No Responses

INTELS Graduates 38 Beneficiaries Of Women Empowerment Scheme

INTELS Nigeria Limited has graduated 38 women under its Women Empowerment Project Scheme Synergy (WEPSS). The General Manager, Legal and Corporate Services of the company, Mr Amaopusenibo Epelle, made this known in a statement on Sunday. WEPSS is a Corporate...

June 13, 2022 No Responses

FG Distributes Farm Inputs, Tools To Women In Sokoto

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Government, on Sunday commenced the distribution of farm inputs and hand tools to women in the 23 local government areas of the state. Inaugurating the distribution in Sokoto, Hajiya Kulu Sif...

June 10, 2022 No Responses

My Husband Calls Me Secondhand Material, Woman Tells Court

A transporter, Mr Irinsanmi Ayeniberu, on Thursday prayed to an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State to grant him a divorce on grounds of incompatibility with his wife of four years, Chinwe. The petitioner, a resident of No. 15, African...

June 9, 2022 No Responses

First Bank Trains 80 Women Entrepreneurs On Export

The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in collaboration with First Bank of Nigeria has commenced training of 80 women entrepreneurs in modern export skills in Sokoto State. The Head, Trade Promotion Advisor, NEPC, Sokoto Smart Office, Mr Ahmed Yahay...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

FirstBank Partners ELOY Foundation To Empower Women Entrepreneurs

First Bank of Nigeria has brokered a partnership with ELOY Foundation to create a business shower initiative that will support female entrepreneurs. The bank made this known on Tuesday in a statement issued by Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing...

May 28, 2022 No Responses

Unity Bank To Empower More Underbanked Women Entrepreneurs With Yanga Product

Divisional Head, Retail, SME Banking and E-Business, Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Olufunwa Akinmade has explained that launching the Bank’s latest retail product called Yanga is to create a unique product proposition aimed at empowering the underbanked women entrepre...

May 19, 2022 No Responses

Ministry Implores Maritime Women Practitioners On Collaboration

Dr Magdalene Ajani, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, on Wednesday urged maritime women practitioners on the need for collaboration to achieve maritime safety, security and build capacity. Ajani made the call at the Women’s Interna...

April 2, 2022 No Responses

Ojougboh Tasks PR, Media Professionals On Gender Balancing

Public Relations and media professionals and other important institutions/agents of change in Nigeria have been urged to join advocacy for gender balancing, inclusion and fairness for the promotion of socio-economic development in the country. Mrs....

March 27, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Celebrates Female First Class Graduates

As part of activities to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Month, Ecobank Ellevate has singled out and celebrated five first class female University graduates. The graduates who are being celebrated for their excellence and di...

March 18, 2022 No Responses

Banking Industry: Emefiele Pushes For More Women In Top Positions

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said that the bank had issued gender-mandated regulations to pave way for gender diversity and inclusiveness at the top management levels in the banking industry. Emefiele made t...

March 14, 2022 No Responses

Dangote Pledges More Investment In Women Empowerment

Dangote Group has reiterated its commitment to continue supporting all forms of investments that would help develop and empower the women personnel within the organisation in Nigeria and across its pan-African operations. To commemorate the annual global...

March 9, 2022 No Responses

NEPZA Pledges Wider Corridor For Women Investors

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reiterated its commitment to provide wider business corridor for prospective women investors to access the country’s Free Trade Zones. A statement issued on Tuesday by Martins Odeh, Head, Corpor...

March 4, 2022 No Responses

IWD: Ellevate by Ecobank Holds Free Exhibition, Training For Women Entrepreneurs

Ecobank Nigeria has concluded plans to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with a special exhibition and networking workshops for women entrepreneurs under the auspices of Ellevate, a proposition specially targeted at women and women-ce...

February 7, 2022 No Responses

Women In Anambra Top List Of Contraceptives Users

At 27.4 per cent, Anambra has topped the list of states where married women use traditional contraceptives to control childbirth with Yobe having the lowest figure at 0.3 per cent. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made the disclosure in...