Access Bank has announced a partnership with United States Embassy in Nigeria to empower women on how to more information technology compliant in celebration of the International Women’s day in Lagos.
Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, during a forum tagged “Women’s History Month Program” in Lagos said “The bank and the public relations department of the US Consulate want to celebrate women in the next three days in commemoration of the International Women’s Day.
“The role of women in our environment whether as mothers, wives, sisters or professional women is extremely important. In that role you will see several conflicts and most times those roles are all put together, though she is a wife, she is also mother and a professional, hence they have multi-tasks upon them. So the role of IT in their lives cannot be under-estimated.
“In developing market, the role of IT is needed to enable women to be heard in the world is necessary. When you empower a woman you empower a society, hence there is no other way than empowering them to become IT complaint.”
United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Jeffery Hawkins noted the huge gap in the nation’s political space and he also commended the country for level of women empowerment so far.
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