Digital Skills for Entrepreneurs 4.0 (Women in Business Program)
Are you a female business owner seeking to strengthen your digital capabilities? Join the Digital Skills for Entrepreneurs 4.0 (Women in Business Program) and revolutionize your professional journey. Read more about Opportunities Key Program Features: In-depth digital skills development designed specifically for female-led enterprises. Professional-guided training sessions covering online marketing, digital commerce, and business […]
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 […]
Apply For the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program 2025
Applications are open for the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women in Business Program 2025 if you are a woman entrepreneur in low and middle-income countries. It is an initiative aimed at matching women entrepreneurs from developing countries with dedicated professional mentors from any part of the globe for one year to help them hit […]
Sterling OneWoman Mentorship Program for Women in Business
Applications are currently open for the OneWoman Mentorship Program. Organized by Sterling Bank, the OneWoman Mentorship Program will equip women with the skills they need to build successful companies. In the end, the organizers hope, it will help women increase their contribution to the growth of the broader Nigerian economy. Read more about Opportunities […]
Did You Know? Top 10 Nigerian Women In Business
Across Nigeria’s economic landscape, Nigerian women are putting in a shift and pushing the boundaries of achievement. This is true in commerce and industry, media and entertainment, academia, sport, and whatever other fields you can think of. They once had to dwell in the lower rungs of corporate hierarchies; but now, they are proving […]
Did You Know? More Than 40 Percent of Nigerian Entrepreneurs are Women
The Nigerian economy is powered by the strength and resilience of several million entrepreneurs. From the founding executive at a top manufacturer to the regular roadside retail vendor, there’s no shortage of people willing to build businesses that meet the world’s needs. Read more about Business The vast majority of entrepreneurs in Nigeria are small […]
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes: Leading a $20 Million Fund for Women Businesses
When Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes decided to found private equity investment firm, she was clear about her aim. She wanted to empower women at the lower end of the business scale to build their enterprises into thriving companies. Here’s why she made that decision: Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Aren’t Getting Enough Support Despite what the headlines about […]
Zenith Bank Introduces the Z-Woman Product for Women-Owned Businesses
Zenith Bank says it’s introducing a new loan product, the Z-Woman Business Package, to help women-owned businesses scale their operations. The new product is part of an ongoing drive to boost Nigeria’s small and medium-sized, the bank executives have explained. Read more about Business The Z-Woman Package offers loans of up to ₦10 million to […]
AMFEST EXPO: African Women In Arts And Culture
The African Women in Arts Conference & Showcase tagged ‘Lagos 2019’ is powered by The AMFEST EXPO Project. The AMFEST Expo is a Pan African Capacity Building, Networking & Showcase Conference for Women Business Owners in the creative sector. An opportunity to get information on how to expand your business, skills and content into the […]
SheCan Nigeria Conference
SheCan Nigeria is excited to inform you that the SheCan Nigeria 2019 Conference is here again, tagged SheCan Do More 2.0. Ezinne Ezeani, founder of the movement says “as a movement, we believe that every woman has the ability to do more, to be more regardless of their background, career or gender. As a movement, we […]
Mira Mehta, the American Entrepreneur Building a Tomato Business in Northern Nigeria
You’re a smart young woman living in the United States, with an MBA from Harvard and billion dollar corporations offering you jobs that many could only dream of getting. What do you do? Mira Mehta has an answer to this question: settle in a Northern Nigerian village and start a tomato farm there. It’s an […]
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 […]
Access Bank Plc. Receives the Global Banking Alliance for Women Market Champion 2015 Award
During the just concluded 14th annual summit of the Global Banking Alliance (GBA) for Women in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Access Bank bagged the Women’s Market Champion 2015 award alongside banks across the world which had implemented successful women market programmes. Access Bank Plc. received the Global Banking Alliance for Women Market Champion 2015 award in […]
Women You Should Know: Folorunso Alakija
Folorunso Alakija is the richest black woman in the world, according to Forbes magazine. She is ranked 94th on the list of power women in the world with a net worth of $2.4 billion. As the Executive Chairman of Famfa Oil, and the owner of The Rose Of Sharon House of Fashion, Mrs […]
RegCharles Foundation Interviews Female Entrepreneur Ini Onuk
Connect Nigeria recently interviewed Mr. Peter Mbama, the Managing Director of RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited. In anticipation of the Female CEO Roundtable event being held by the organisation, the Reg Charles Foundation interviewed renown speaker, trainer, mentor and international consultant Ini Onuk, who will be speaking at the Female CEOs Roundtable taking place on the […]
She Leads Africa Initiative Announces Pitch Competition
She Leads Africa announces its pitch competition for women. Its primary aim is to connect the continent’s most promising female entrepreneurs to investors, accelerators and mentors looking to invest in the next generation of African talent. It can be said that female African entrepreneurs have been marginalized for a while. There is unequal access to […]