Fayo williams is the executive director of rely distributors. having qualified as a pharmacist in 1982, she went on to do her masters in pharmaceutics which was awarded in 1985. She is a qualified master trainer under the International Labour Organisation (ILO). This has enabled her teach young entrepreneurs what she has learned in the business world.

When earlier this year a campaign tagged “Not Again” was launched by notable women human rights group, Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC, calling for concerted efforts towards ending the increasing number of Nigerian women who die at childbirth, not many understood the need for more of such campaigns in Nigeria until a couple of weeks ago when another needless maternal death dramatically occurred.

Honourable Omowunmi Olatunji-Edet is the Chairman, House Committee on Establishment, Training, Pension and Public Service in the Lagos State House of Assembly, LSHA. She holds a first degree in English Language from the Lagos State University, LASU, as well as a diploma both in Theology and Computer Science.

Inadequate focus on disability issues and its attendant consequences have continued to remain a major challenge that threatens human existence and attainment of meaningful development.

Women’s human rights experts have challenged the Nigerian government to fully domesticate the ‘Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women’ (CEDAW) which it voluntarily ratified over 30 years ago at the United Nations.

Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) penultimate week, graduated its fifth stream of successful mentees and inducted new members, in order to mentor and develop young career women.

Yaba College of Technology’s Registrar, Mrs Biekoroma Charity Amapakabo, has said that she has expanded the registry so that people can exhibit their potentials which will bring about efficiency in service delivery.

An amazon who passionately strives for excellence in whatever field she steps into, Evelyn Okere has always had a knack for fashion and even her long years in the banking and telecommunication sector could not take that away. A long history of reading fashion magazines and following stylish trends saw to the creation of her fashion label, Rose di Omimi, in 2009. Evelyn who is also currently the Executive Director of Finance and Administration at Jevkon Oil & Gas Limited is co-founder and Managing Director at St. Eve Concepts Limited, an enzymatic health therapy/weight management company in Lagos.

THE Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Values, Dr Sarah Jibril, has called on state government and political parties in the country to emulate Jonathan’s administration on 35 percent affirmative action for women in public offices.

STAR Rising Initiative led by Mrs Ovia, wife of former Zenith Bank chief executive, Jim Ovia, is set to launch the maiden edition of its talent-hunt show in Lagos. The audition and selection of qualified candidates is scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 22, 2014.