Nigeria Losing 63% of Potential Human Development, Says Awolowo - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Promotion Council , Mr. Olusegun Awolowo has said Nigeria is currently experiencing a 63 per cent loss in potential human development as a result of gender inequality.
He recalled that the Council in partnership with ITC had launched the SheTrades Initiative in 2016, with a commitment of connecting 200,000 women entrepreneurs to the global market by the year 2020, as part of the broader United Nations goal of bringing 1 million women to the market by the same year.
He disclosed that the Council conducted a mapping exercise of 4,000 women entrepreneurs and surveyed 400 women businesses nationwide to gather valuable data on the challenges facing women businesses while a monthly e-commerce master class training for women-owned businesses have also instituted as part of measures to expose the women to latest trends in international business.
Also speaking in support of the forum, the representative of Nigerian Export-Import Bank , Mrs. Stella Oketete, who is the Executive Director, Business Development, urged women in export-oriented small and medium scale entrepreneurs to take advantage of the N500billion Export Stimulation Facility and the N50 billion Export Development Fund being managed by the Bank to boost their businesses, create more jobs, and contribute to the foreign exchange revenue earnings of the country.
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