LAGOS – The Women Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) is to host an international conference, designed to evolve strategies to increase the participation of Nigerian women in leadership issues.
The conference, slated for Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lekki, Lagos, is billed for Oct. 28, according to a statement, signed by the Chair of the Women Group of the LCCI, Mrs Adenike Shobajo.
The theme of the conference is: “Strategies for Increased Participation of Women in Leadership: Management and Political Perspectives’’.
Shobajo said that the conference would bring notable women from diverse backgrounds in business and industry together, to evolve strategies on how to boost women participation in leadership.
The special guests for this year’s conference include Chief Nike Akande, who is also the Deputy President of the LCCI and a former Minister of Commerce.
Others include the National Women Leader of the PDP Dr Kema Chikwe, as well as other prominent women leaders from Nigeria and abroad.
The President of the LCCI, Alhaji Remi Bello, is to preside at the one-day event.
The Women Group of the LCCI is charged with the responsibility of coordinating the activities of female members of the body in the promotion of their businesses and key projects of the LCCI.
The group also arranges programmes, geared towards promoting women empowerment.
It also networks with women organizations at the state, federal and international levels. (NAN)
