Women N Media Celebrates International Women's Day

In honor of 2024 International Women's Day, stakeholders have advocated for an overall development for Nigerian women. 

The stakeholders expressed this on Friday at the IWD conference hosted by Women N Media at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ikeja.

The conference was held on March 8 to celebrate Nigerian women. 

The annual celebration was themed "Building a 21st Century Woman in Every Ramification of Life." 

Distinguished stakeholders from different spheres of life gave speeches concerning the overall development of women.

During her speech, Mrs. Bukola Ladoja, wife of the former Governor of Oyo State and President and Founder of the Reading Awareness Society for Development in Africa, passionately campaigned for women's reading culture.

She also mentioned that, Nigeria is one of the worst nations that underrates women, any woman in Nigeria, if listened to has a lot of stories to tell. 

National President of Women N Media, Lilian Odumosu, the convener of the event, celebrated the rise in activities to commemorate the IWD.

During her opening speech, she said, “When we talk about the women progress, besides movements and a significant rise in International Women’s Day activities in every corner of the world, many more female-focused days and initiatives around the globe are constantly working to librate women.

“We are moving towards an exhilarating time in history where the world accepts gender balance. Now, the world notices their absence and celebrates their presence,” she stated.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations International Peace and Governance Council-Africa, Rosaline Amangbo, spoke on the work-life balance for the Nigerian woman.

Represented by Adenike Dada, Amangbo also noted that women were leaders in various fields and should be self-dependent.

She said, “Today, women are leading in every field and society, whether it be sports, commerce and industry, education, health, politics, technology, navy, army, agriculture.” 

She added, “We are now a developing country in which a woman is self-dependent, a good manager and is making a balance between her family responsibilities and the outside world and has become an earning member of the family and a responsible citizen of the society.”

Other speakers at the event includes, an educational psychologist, McIntosh Chimeziri, Head of Integrated Communications at Nigerian Breweries, Ayodele Alabi, Convener of Set Free Crusade Network Ministry, Pastor Dolly Igbinosa, President of Women in Maritime of West and Central Africa, Nigerian chapter, Tosan Emore, and anti-drug advocate, Sunny Irakpo.

IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and the theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Inspire Inclusion’.