It is reward season for Nigerian women, as The Top 100 inspirational Nigerian Women put together by the Enterprising Women Awards Africa is geared towards showcasing and promoting women. The convener of the awards, Ambassador Ayo George while chatting with media personalities in Lagos, enthused that no community, state or country can achieve much without the input of women.
“Women have been largely under-appreciated and under-celebrated, and we created this platform and opportunity 3years ago and it has always been about the celebration and projection of women. This particular Top 100 project was created out of the need to encourage more women in this seeming patriarchal world order, the project is also to showcase and celebrate deserving women as a part of the International Women’s Day celebration of 2024. Our platform has a firm commitment to the ideals of the SDGs, and we are aware of the importance and role of women in the actualization of these goals”, George said.
“On the list of 100, we have the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Naomi Osegha-Ebose of Thriving Place Academy, Laide Lanre-Badmus of LLB Foundation, Funke Akindele, Kemi Adetiba, Toyin Abraham, Titilola Ajayi, Nons Miraj, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, the First Lady of Ekiti State, Mariam Salawu of Marisgold Boutique, Dr. Ibijoke SanwoOlu, the First Lady of Lagos, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, Honorable Minister for Youth, Olabisi Ogunwale of Heritage Royal Homes, Fatee Mohammed of FAM Foundation, Miriam Olusanya of GTB, Folasade Agbeluyi of Poshglow, Titilayo Azeez of Zeeza Events, etc to mention a few.
“We are producing a 100 page compendium that comes in a UV printed box, with specially crafted flexy glass themed in Black and Gold, and would be placed at 7 Government institutions including the National Museum, the National Library, the University of Lagos, the Obafemi Awolowo University, the University of Nigeria, the Ahmadu Bello University, and the University of Ibadan. Other institutions are the African Union Library, the ECOWAS Library, and also the Transcorp Hotels, Abuja, for the world to see the result of our research. This project will run on a yearly basis, and we believe Nigerians and indeed the world will get to know more Nigerian women doing great stuff in their little corners everyday”, he concluded.
