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The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged women to take advantage of trade and entrepreneurship opportunities to strengthen Nigeria’s economy.
The leading pan-African banking institution, Ecobank Group, has announced a landmark 194 per cent surge in lending to wome-led businesses, providing a record $780m in loans over the course of 2025.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dayo Mobereola, has described digital transformation as a catalyst for increasing women participating in the maritime industry
Union Bank of Nigeria has officially launched its ‘Give to Gain’ campaign, a strategic initiative dedicated to advancing gender equity by providing targeted support for women living with disabilities and those raising children with disabilities, in a move to mark International Women’s Month 2026.
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced that it will host a special edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, themed ‘Gen W – The Evolved Woman’, in celebration of International Women’s Month.
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has called on Nigerian women to approach leadership, influence, and economic participation with deliberate strategy and long-term thinking.
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to take measures to address various challenges in the information ecosystem, which impede access to information and the full enjoyment of the right to information by women in Nigeria, arguing that no meaningful progress can be achieved for Nigerian women while the gates to public information remain locked against them by bureaucratic secrecy and other barriers.
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, has applauded the contributions of women to the development of the Nigerian Maritime industry.
Uganda on Sunday commemorated International Women’s Day also known as “March 8” with an all-women military parade. Women drawn from…
Dr. Rasha Kelej together with African and Asian First Ladies mark International Women’s Day 2026 through their Impactful Marking International Women’s Day 2026: Merck Foundation’s 14-Year Journey of Empowering Women, particularly Infertile Women and supporting Girl Education