Mariya Mahmud Leads Keynote Speakers At ‘Inspire Her 2025’

The minister for Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and her counterpart, the Minister for State FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmud, will lead other inspiring female leaders to speak at the Inspire Her Conference & Awards 2025.

Others expected as Keynote Speakers are the Chief Executive Officer of Sun Trust Bank, Halima Buba; the 2019 YPP Vice Presidential Candidate, Hajiya Umma Getso; the Executive Director of NEXIM Bank, Hon. Stella Okotete; and the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Women Affairs, Engr. Fatima Umar Farouk, amongst other leaders.

The Inspire Her Conference and Awards is a prestigious Pan-African, excellent and exceptional conference for women and the He4Shes is carefully designed to have women from all walks of life share their inspiring stories of resilience and impact,  inspire courage in women to dare the odds, instil hope to persevere and reach deeply for strength for the next phase, push for policies of inclusion and investment in women for accelerated progress in Africa and celebrate the outstanding innovation, impact and achievement of African women is set to hold in the Federal Capital City, Abuja, Nigeria.

Organised by the Inspiring Youths Africa Initiative & Magazine and Rest Logic Nigeria, the conference will Inspire, Equip, Empower, Mentor, and Celebrate Women leaders. It will strengthen leadership excellence, promote peak performance, productivity, integrity, and consistency, and present leaders with valuable networking opportunities, prospects, and platforms for growth within the country and beyond.

Expected to be held at the prestigious Nicon Luxury Hotels Abuja on Thursday, 17th April 2025, at 10am, The Conference, which has as its theme Accelerate Action: Building Resilience, will address key areas of Inclusion in Leadership, Human Capital Development, Ending Poverty, Work-Life Balance, Gender Equality, and positively inspiring the next generation.

Expected to attract over a thousand women, it will showcase an alluring array of accomplished ladies, eminent Nigerian leaders, the international community, female youth leaders, women organisations and groups, decision-makers, students, etc.

The conference‘s speakers are drawn from both the corporate and private sectors. They will share their inspiring stories and amazing journeys, and the women will have an opportunity to engage in solution-driven dialogues, networking, and ideas sharing.

Speaking over the weekend with our correspondent, the Executive Director, Amb. Jeremiah Agala and the Co-Convener, Ms. Esther Nkem Okereke, reaffirmed that the conference will showcase African and Nigerian women‘s excellence, innovation, resilience, hard work, and diligence.

Also, the executive director, Amb. Jeremiah Agalasaid that, like previous editions, the conference will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive sessions covering a wide range of aspects relevant to African women’s leadership, inclusion, entrepreneurship, social impact, and empowerment; this year‘s conference will introduce the Inspire Her Fire Chat.

While calling on everyone to register and attend the conference, he emphasised that the conference has minimal slots and admission is strictly by registration.