IWD 2023: Hajiya Rekiya Celebrates Women, Calls for Improved Technological Innovations in Business »

As women all over the world celebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD), the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kogi Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA), Hajia Rekiya Onaivo Sanni has called on women in the business sector in Nigeria and particularly in Kogi State to go digital in the operations of their businesses to be at par with technological innovations happening across the world.

She gave the charge in commemorate of the IWD in Lokoja, the state capital. According to her, the theme for this year’s celebration, ” DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” is timely owing to the need for women’s rights to be upheld in terms of access to technology.

“We join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day(IWD), under the theme – DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality. It is focused on prioritizing, promoting and improving women’s role in the digital world. While we recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, there’s the need to advocate for women’s needs through digital innovations, as well as a call to action to accelerate gender equality”, Hajiya Rekiya said.

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.

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