Unite NNEW Summit

Women Dont Celebrate Themselves – NNEW President

The NNEW 2018 Summit is scheduled for  the 11th and 12th of this month, we had an interview with the president of the cooperation and below is what she had to say.n 

 

 

Do You Agree That Only Few Women Break Grounds, Most Of Us Are Still going round even with the empowerment program , how many women from NNEW has broken grounds, and how does NNEW help to increase the percentage and kindly tell us the mode of operation of the micro finance bank.

 

I can’t say that because the way it is, it is run buy a new board,  we have representatives on the board and they give us feedback, but we started it and by CBN law they have to run their board

How do you Describe NNEW is a a cooperative society for women or a feminist society

No it not it, is a BMO (Business Membership Organization)

 

Ok as the name suggest, NNew, is it strictly business like in its operation or does it have a little bit of social club in it

It is strictly business however because we are women there are aspects of our lives that as we develop friendship with some people, you could get invited for something, in could celebrate you, you cant take that away we must learn to celebrate our achievements and celebrate ourselves, women we don’t celebrate ourselves we celebrate others, so at NNEW one of our aims is to celebrate each other, so within that scope there is a slight twist to it but we are strictly a business organization

Women in 9 to 5 jobs and are planning to be entrepreneurs what’s your advice to them

Well my advice will be simple first of all take your time and still stay where you are and begin to plan your exit, if you have the strength to jump you can but its not everybody that has that capacity, some people can jump all the way, some people they jump  and not make it and …

Unite NNEW Summit

NNEW 2018 Summit: Unite, Women Collaborating For Growth

NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women- NNEW is a platform established in 2005 under the aegis of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association- NECA to promote and nurture entrepreneurship amongst women. NNEW is a forum for women entrepreneurs with focus on issues that are crucial to the thriving of her members’ businesses.

Over the years, the Network has registered and developed the managerial capacity of over 1,000 members in her Lagos, FCT, Rivers, Ogun and Kwara State chapters. In addition, NNEW has greatly metamorphosed into a force to be reckoned with in the area of women economic empowerment; especially with our success story through loan support to over 3,000 beneficiaries from the NNEW Microfinance Bank and Cooperative Multipurpose Society. Our achievements also span across Business Trainings, Network Forums, Capacity Building, Business Linkages, Mentoring, Advocacy and Consultancy Services amongst others.

SUMMIT

Over the years, NNEW has kept its tradition of organizing events, trainings, exhibition, etc. Of which its Summit is the mother of them all. As it comes up yearly and also brings together all its members from all over the Federal Republic of Nigeria and beyond.

The 2018 Annual Summit comes up on 11th & 12th October tagged “UNITE: WOMEN COLLABORATING FOR GROWTH” @ NECA House, Plot A2 Hakeem  Balogun Street Alausa-Ikeja Lagos, 9.00am daily.

2018 SUMMIT SPEAKERS

  1. Mrs Lola Okanlawon            C.E.O CityBell Nig. Ltd
  2. Mrs Adebisi Ajayi            Group Head, Gender Business, Bank of Industry
  3. Mrs Yinka Odumakinde            C.E.O Tentol Consulting Limited
  4. Mrs Ekaete Umoh            C.E.O Ekaville Enterprises
  5. Mrs Ronnie Dikko            C.E.O Ronnie D global Concern Ltd
  6. Mrs Olakitan Wellington        C.E.O Seeds of Wealth Project Int’l Ltd
  7. Mr Ogundele Sijibomi            MD Sijimoto Construction
  8. Mrs Dele Ogunbanjo            C.E.O Tisbee
  9. Mrs Fayo Williams            C.E.O Rely Supply
  10. Mrs Aderoju Odunsi            C.E.O Rehoboth Agro-Allied Ventures
  11. Mrs Edobong Akpabio            C.E.O Green Animania Farm
  12. Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Babajide        C.E.O Yefadot Group Of Company (Iyalode of                         Ojoduland)
  13. ILO Representative(s)
  14. UN Representative(s)
  15. Mrs Modupe Oyekunle            President- NNEW
  16. Hon. Aisha Abubakar            Minister of State for Industry, Trade & Investment
  17. Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi            CEO Ruff n Tumble
  18. Mr Gbenga Adebija