Archives Tag: nigerian women

Finance Women

April 19, 2022

  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, … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Women in Banking

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TECH

April 19, 2022

  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 … Continue reading Ten Startups By Nigerian Women

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Discover Nigeria Personality Women

April 19, 2022

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 … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Amy Jadesimi

By jeremiah

Women Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

  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 … Continue reading 5 Nigerian Women You Should Know: The Resilient Spirit Of The Nigerian Women

By jeremiah

throwback thursday

April 19, 2022

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 … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Nana Asma’u – The 19th Century Scholar Who Became A Forerunner of Gender Equality

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Women

April 19, 2022

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 … Continue reading Women You Should Know- Dora Nkem Akunyili

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

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 … Continue reading Women You Should Know-Ibukun Awosika

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

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 … Continue reading Everyday Heroes-Aisha ‘Boko Haram Huntress’ Gombi

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

Background and Education One who is without doubt, a woman of substance, a radical activist, a vocal woman and a force to be reckoned with, Naja’atu Bala Muhammad, also known as Hajia Naja deserves to be mentioned in the rank and file of Nigeria’s foremost women activists and politicians. Born in 1956, in the Central … Continue reading Woman You Should Know-Naja’atu Bala Muhammad

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Events TECH Women

April 19, 2022

At the core of every tech startup that has graced the front pages of every media outfit in the country, is a woman. Since the preliminary days of tech advancements across the world, the tech industry was always thought of as a man’s thing, mostly dominated by men who code. Today, however, that is no … Continue reading Tech Cabal Presents: ‘Tech Women Lagos’

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

Dr Oluwafunmilola (Lola, for short) Dare is a trained epidemiologist, who has practiced as a community physician and social development consultant for 30 years. She currently presides over Centre for Health Sciences Training, Research and Development (CHESTRAD) Nigeria, a global, non-state and not-for-profit organization she founded in 1993. Dr Lola had her secondary education at … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Dr Lola Dare

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People

April 19, 2022

Mama Alfredo-Durugo Regoe, popularly called Mama Makoko, has been tagged by many as a true heroine. She moved into Oko Agbom, Makoko, in the year 1990 on an evangelical outreach mission. On getting there, she discovered that the state of education was poor, as a matter of fact, the people did not have schools. Although she … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Mama Makoko

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Society

April 19, 2022

And Thou shall therefore know how to cook for thine future husbands—11th Commandment Recently, we had an argument at the office over cooking being the major criterion on marriage checklist. After a very impromptu survey, most men agreed to this standard and proceeded to give other criteria they expect their woman to have. Understanding the … Continue reading Cooking, A Cultural Requirement For Women?

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Society Women

April 19, 2022

There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. -Madeline Albright

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Women

April 19, 2022

On Friday March 10, a gathering was held at Oakwood Hotel in Lekki to celebrate International Women’s Day 2017. The event was graced by several dignitaries including popular musician Glowreeyah Braimah, renowned movie producer Emem Isong, producer of the famous Lekki Wives series Blessing Egbe-Effiong, former executive director of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) … Continue reading IWD 2017: UN Ambassador Unveils NGO for Women and Girls

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