Soft Girl, Hard Skills Mentorship Initiative for Nigerian Women
Nigerian women between 21-35 with entrepreneurial ambitions, career goals, or leadership aspirations are invited to apply for the transformative Soft Girl, Hard Skills Mentorship Program. This comprehensive initiative provides participants with essential resources, professional networks, and self-assurance needed for success. Read more about Opportunities The Soft Girl, Hard Skills Mentorship spans six months of […]
Delt-Her Women Empower Program 2025: Now Accepting Applications
The Delt-Her Women Empower Program 2025 is inviting Nigerian women with innovative engineering concepts to submit their proposals. This comprehensive initiative offers participants the chance to transform their ideas into viable enterprises through extensive support, expert guidance, and financial backing. Read more about Opportunities Women between the ages of 23 and 45 who lead […]
Top 10 Financial Products for Nigerian Women
Many women in Nigeria are not part of the country’s financial system. According to a 2023 survey by the EFInA, 30% of adult women (that is, 17 million women) were excluded from formal and informal financial services. This data is evidence of the need for financial products for Nigerian women—solutions tailored specifically for them, […]
Beyond Limits: 10 Nigerian Women in Business
This month, the world marks International Women’s Month. Discussions and debates will be had about the current state of the fight for gender equality. Amid these conversations, things will be said of the many accomplishments of Nigerian women in business. Read more Women There’s recently been an increase in the number of Nigerian Women […]
Top 10 Nigerian Women Innovators and Change-Makers
We are witnessing an emergence of Nigerian women innovators and change-makers. This class of women is driving positive transformation across industries and socio-economic concerns. Thanks to their work, the path is being paved for greater female participation in national economic life, and the development of the broader Nigerian society. Read more about Women Here’s […]
Apply For the Femme Forward Program 2024 For Nigerians
In a bid to empower, support, uplift, and encourage young Nigerian women between the ages of 20 and 25 to help them overcome career challenges, the Femme Forward Program is inviting applications for its 3-month program. Read more about Opportunities Young women selected for the Femme Forward Program are taught about the power of […]
Business Idea: Career Transition Services for Nigerian Women
If you are a Nigerian entrepreneur looking to start a new business in 2024, you should consider starting one that offers career transition services for women. A recent NOIPolls report revealed that 40% of Nigerian women are eager for leadership development initiatives and another 31% looking for more employment opportunities, there is a clear and […]
10 Inspiring Nigerian Women in Tech
In recent years, the tech industry in Nigeria has seen remarkable growth, with numerous innovations and start-ups springing up across the country. This ever-evolving sector has also witnessed the rise of many inspiring women making significant contributions and breaking barriers. These trailblazing women are changing the narrative and paving the way for future generations […]
Top 10 Nigerian Women in Banking
The Nigerian banking sector is witnessing a remarkable shift; a surge of talented women taking the helm of leading institutions. This is truly an amazing time for Nigerian women in banking, and it’s a moment to celebrate their achievements and their incredible impact on the industry. Read more about Finance For far too long, […]
Ten Startups By Nigerian Women
For the past ten years, Nigeria has witnessed a lot of major changes in the tech space, from ventures founded and led by women such as Herconomy, Hervest, Edukoya, Bitmama, Shuttlers, Life bank, etc. Read more about Tech These startups by women are creating tech-inclusive opportunities for other women as well as increasing women’s […]
Women You Should Know: Amy Jadesimi
Amy Jadesimi was born in Nigeria in 1976. Jadesimi was educated at Benenden School in the United Kingdom, then at the University of Oxford, where she graduated BA in Physiological Sciences and BMBCh in medicine in 1999. Later, she gained an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is a Nigerian businesswoman and […]
5 Nigerian Women You Should Know: The Resilient Spirit Of The Nigerian Women
This article is the sequel to the previous one (part 1) on some women that represent the resilient spirit of the Nigerian woman. Below is the continuation of other five notable women: Aisha Yesufu (Political and Women’s Rights Activist) In 2014, after 300 girls were kidnapped from a secondary school in Northeast Nigeria by […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Nana Asma’u – The 19th Century Scholar Who Became A Forerunner of Gender Equality
Nana Asma’u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodio, the daughter of the famous Jihadist and founder of the Sokoto caliphate – Usman Dan Fodio – was born in Sokoto in 1793. She was a princess, a poet, teacher, and also a proponent of modern feminism in Africa and gender equality who led by example. Nana Asma’u […]
Women You Should Know- Dora Nkem Akunyili
A Leader Par Excellence; a Pharmacist and an Administrator, an Academic and an Educator, a Politician etc. All these fit into the name Dora Nkem Akuniyili. A native of Anambra, born in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria on July 14, 1954, to the family of Chief and Mrs Paul Young Edemobi. Born into a childhood filled […]
Women You Should Know-Ibukun Awosika
To summarize this woman could be in the following words; a Nigerian business woman, author and motivational speaker. Born on the December 24, 1962 in Ibadan, Oyo state’s capital, Ibukun Abiodun Awosika, was born and named, Bilkisu Abiodun Motunrayo Omobolanle Adekola . Educational Background Ibukun Awosika had her primary education at St,Paul’s Afrcian Church Primary […]
Everyday Heroes-Aisha ‘Boko Haram Huntress’ Gombi
The fight against insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria is no news to Nigerians and the Whole Wide World. It is very much expected that security personnel and armed/military forces should be the most engaged in this fight. However, Aisha is cut from a different mold; a mold off the normal military disciplines or the mainstream […]