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Group tasks Govt. on women empowerment for economic growth
Group tasks Govt. on women empowerment for economic growth
Women and Half Initiative (WAH), women’s advocacy group, has tasked the three-tiers of government on women empowerment for optimal economic growth and development of the country.
Mrs Chile Frank-Udemgba, the Promoter of the WAH Initiative, gave the advice in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.
Frank-Udemgba said that the nation’s economy would reach its full potential with participation of both women and men.
According to her, Nigeria’s economy can reach its full potential when both women and men participate.
“Now than ever before, women are increasingly entering the labour force and leading businesses; but, we still face gender bias and stereotyping, which is working against our leadership aspirations.
“There is a need for government to address these challenges by ensuring that every discriminatory laws against women are removed.
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“Government needs to invest in women to close gender gaps, broaden access to finance, and step up efforts to prevent gender-based violence,” she said.
Frank-Udemgba said that gender-focused policies and programmes would enable women and girls to realise their economic potential such as targeted investments aimed at encouraging girls to stay in school longer.
This, she said, would empower girls with the education and skills that they would need to participate in the labour force, as adults.
According to her, women are gradually making their leadership presence felt in entrepreneurship and other fields.
She said that women were now resolved to break the traditional glass ceiling that barred them from entering leadership positions even if they possessed requisite skills and talent to occupy them.
Frank-Udemgba disclosed that her group would be taking about 50 most impactful women drawn from various sectors of the economy to Inagbe, an exotic tourist haven, off the coastlines of Lagos for a purposeful ‘staycation’.
She said that the trip would afford them the opportunity to further discuss economic power and how to break the traditional glass ceiling barring women from climbing to the top.
Frank-Udemgba added that the Inagbe engagement would afford participants the opportunity to network, engage and have fun.
According to her, it will afford participants the opportunity to indulge in stress relieving activities such as photo shoots and fashion shows amongst others, while discussing economic power and how to break the barriers, among others.
The WAH promoter said: “Power, Influence and Fun” would be the theme for this year’s programme.
Frank-Udemgba said that this year’s engagement marked a comprehensive departure from its usual format of a conference style engagement berthing it in a uniquely curated format.
The WAH initiative had in the last five years pulled in over 5,000 professional women into a well designed ecosystem that allows for continuous interaction, robust knowledge share, and undiluted fun.
The initiative also provides workable positional platform to women as they emerge and sustain leadership positions in different spheres.
The WAH Initiative is an exclusively professional women’s grouping whose sole aim is to further galvanise women with economic power and prospects to play much more strategic roles in the economy and society at large.
Four Soldiers Injured in Vehicle Accident on Mambilla Plateau
By: Zagazola Makama
Four Nigerian soldiers have sustained injuries in a vehicle accident on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State.
The accident occurred on Thursday while the troops were moving across the mountainous terrain of the area, Zagazola reports.
The Emir of Mambilla, Dr. Shehu Audu Baju, was said to have personally joined in the rescue operation to ensure that the soldiers received prompt assistance.
Following the rescue, the injured personnel were evacuated to the 20 Battalion Barracks in Serti for urgent medical care.
Community members and traditional leaders in the area have expressed sympathy and prayed for the speedy recovery of the soldiers, while also calling for the safety of other security operatives on duty.
Four Soldiers Injured in Vehicle Accident on Mambilla Plateau
UKNIAF, NGF Advance Electricity Reform with Nationwide Workshop Series
By: Michael Mike
The United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF), in partnership with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) have wrapped up a major national initiative to support State-led electricity market reforms.
The State Learning Workshop Series focused on Electricity Market Development, Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and energy modelling software.
Workshops in Lagos, Calabar, Kano and Jos have been successfully completed, drawing participants from all the 36 States and the FCT and setting a strong precedent for what lies ahead.
These sessions equipped policymakers, regulators and stakeholders with the tools to design robust, sustainable and investor-ready electricity markets at the State level, in line with the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023.
Reflecting on the significance of this initiative, the Director-Legal/Head Power Desk at the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Mr. Chijioke Chuku,, stated that: “Nigeria’s electricity future depends on the capacity of our States to lead with vision, clarity, and technical precision. Through the workshop series, we are equipping States not just with knowledge, but with the confidence to take charge of their electricity markets. The NGF is proud to partner with UKNIAF in ensuring that the promise of the Electricity Act 2023 becomes a lived reality across the country.”
The sessions in the State Learning Workshops covered: The legal and regulatory pathways for setting up State Electricity Markets; Commercial models for private sector investment; Integration of State plans into Nigeria’s National IRP;
Practical training on the software platform for energy modelling.
The initiative drew from lessons learned in the course of UKNIAF’s work supporting the Akwa Ibom, Enugu, and Oyo State Governments—early movers in electricity market development—in setting up their markets.
It also drew from experience gained in the course of UKNIAF providing technical support to the Federal Ministry of Power in drafting both the National Integrated Electricity Policy and Nigeria’s first National Integrated Resource Plan, both of which were approved very recently.
With States now empowered by the Electricity Act 2023, this series is a timely and strategic effort to ensure capacity, coordination, and sustainability in Nigeria’s decentralised energy landscape.
UKNIAF, NGF Advance Electricity Reform with Nationwide Workshop Series
Three killed, others injured in bandits’ attack on Zamfara community
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have killed three persons and injured three others in an attack on Galadi town, Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara.
Sources confirmed the incident saying the attack occurred at about 10:50 p.m. on Aug. 27.
The sources said the bandits stormed the town, shooting sporadically, which resulted in the deaths and injuries.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA were mobilised to the scene. The corpses and injured victims were evacuated to Galadi Primary Health Care Centre for autopsy and treatment.
Meanwhile, a manhunt for the fleeing culprits has been intensified, as the bandits escaped before the arrival of the joint forces,” the sources said.
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