The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has joined the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigerian Exchange Limited and the International Finance Corporation to renew calls for more gender-focused initiatives that will create increased opportunities for women in leadership, employment, and entrepreneurship in the Nigerian private sector.
Earlier in her opening remark, the Regional Director, Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, Dahlia Khalifa, citing a World Bank report, said the global economy suffers a staggering loss of $172tn due to the disparities in lifetime earnings between women and men, a loss that all economies are suffering.
The Chief Executive Officer, NGX, Temi Popoola, said that as a leading multi-asset exchange catalysing Africa’s sustainable development, NGX’s commitment to business practices that support diversity and inclusion is resolute.
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