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How Coca-Cola’s DEI strategy helps women break career glass ceiling
The urgent need to break gender inequality and discrimination against women in the contemporary world has become a…
Fidelity partners ImpactHER to empower 1,052 female entrepreneurs
Fidelity Bank has collaborated with ImpactHER to support 1,052 female entrepreneurs across the 36 states of Nigeria, to…
FirstBank floats single-digit loan for female entrepreneurs
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has introduced the FirstGem fund (FirstGem loan), a single-digit loan scheme, specially designed…
Thales Solidarity, Polaris Asso train Senegalese women in digital careers
In response to the pressing issue of job creation, the Thales Solidarity charitable fund and Polaris Asso, in…
Tallen gets UN appointment on women genocide prevention
The UN Office on Prevention of Genocide (UNOPG) has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, to…
NEITI seeks resolution of gender, environmental issues in extractives
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has underscored the need to go beyond global standard prescription to…
We-Fi invests $15m in AfDB’s facility for women entrepreneurs
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has announced a new round of funding worth $15 million to the…
US Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first black woman on Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on…
Kwara State, HerVest collaborate on gender finance for women farmers
The Kwara State Government has launched a collaborative initiative with HerVest, an inclusive fintech in Nigeria, to finance…
Court orders FG to implement 35% affirmative action for women
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to implement its 35% affirmative action policy…