Hansatu Adegbite is the National Consultant on Private Sector Partnerships for the United Nations Women Nigeria Country office. She is a social sector professional with a personal mission statement to positively inspire, impact and invest in lives.
A certified International Finance Corporation and Learning Performance Trainer, Business Development Service Provider accredited by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria and a UK certified Associated Stress Consultant, she is the immediate past Executive Director of Women in Management, Business and Public Service in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Abuja with an Action Learning MBA from Business School Netherlands.
So, the first thing that happened to me after getting married is that he asked me to resign as it won’t be convenient when children start coming. And even though I didn’t want to at the time, because my career is just kicking off, I resigned. So, I became a stay-at-home mum for about five years. And within those five years, in fairness to you, I wasn’t happy because that is not me.
I would say I am grateful that there has been a movement of change but it is still an insignificant number in comparison to not just our population, but the size and population of the number of organisations that we have, The first thing I would tell every woman is do not build your life around the expectation of other people which is the most important lesson I have learned in life. Everybody has an expectation of what life should be. Whether it’s what you should do or not, where you should live or not. A lot of Africans including Nigerians, we live for family, for parents, for this or that and at the end of the day, you lose yourself because you’re not doing what you want to do but what others expect you to do.
People that are in business cannot say, I don’t like social media because majority of your clients are there from all over the world. So, try and identify communications skills and platforms that will work for you. And then, once you start that journey, just keep moving. Just keep evolving, don’t look back, don’t give up even if you want to change the trajectory of what you want, change it but keep moving. Learn when to manage yourself and distress and say enough is enough.
It’s very difficult to ignore Melody Ifeanyi Adigo’s unwavering energy on stage. The renowned on-air personality, event host and party hype woman, better known as M.I.A, is one of the people redefining the showbiz experience in Nigeria with her cheerful smile and adrenaline-packed performances.
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