WOMEN in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), a Nigerian based non-profit organisation recently held a roundtable business lunch in Abuja with plans to hold two more before the end of the year in Ibadan and Port Harcourt.
The Roundtable Lunch, which according to a press statement has been running successfully in Lagos since 2006 “provides a popular platform for dynamic female executives to share experiences, discuss ideas on pertinent issues that affect them, develop opportunities to give back to society, bridge generational gaps and create networking opportunities.”
The theme for the maiden edition in the capital city was, “Straight from the heart” and had Mrs. Ifueko Omoigu-Okauru, former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as the keynote speaker while Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology and a founding member, Board of Trustees, WIMBIZ hosted the event.
Commenting on the importance of bringing empowerment channels to women nationwide, Mrs. Adeola Azeez, WIMBIZ chairperson said, “our unique business lunch has always been met with a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm from our numerous speakers, sponsors and attendees. We have had so many queries from women all over the country asking why such initiatives aren’t available in their regions.”
The women of Nigeria, she added, “deserve platforms like this that enable them to come together, unified in their efforts to effect change for their gender. Our job as an organisation is to listen and make the channels to effect the changes available and accessible to all women nationwide. We look forward to bringing together the many women looking for substantive discussions of real-world solutions to key issues facing women in Nigeria today at these events.”
WIMBIZ is not-for-profit organisation established by 14 individuals in 2002, with an overriding vision “to be the catalyst that elevates the status and influence of women and their contribution to nation building” in Nigeria.
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