CSOs Celebrate 5 Women On International Women’s Day

Five outstanding Nigerian women have been celebrated by the Conference of Civil Societies as the country joins the globe to mark this year’s International Women Day.
The group said they were being recognized for impacting the national development landscape and enhancing the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Nigerian State.

In a press statement it issued yesterday, the group said Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment for commitment to driving inclusive growth and productivity of the nation’s economy, as well as commitment to policies and trade reforms that will sanitize the nation’s investment environment, and facilitate multilateral and bilateral trade relations with other countries in line with the renewed hope agenda of accelerating the industrial sector, increasing domestic investment and stimulating Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
The second beneficiary, Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman, the special adviser to the President on Policy Coordination was recognised for her commitment to hallmarking governance by performance across board and developing deliverables as well as monitoring and evaluation of structures across ministries to address key priority areas of the Renewed Hope Agenda of Government

It added: “We celebrate Hajia Aisha Dahir – Umar, director-general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) for her commitment to indelible reforms in Nigeria’s Pension Industry through vital innovations like enhancement of contributory pension scheme (CPS), micro pension plan, payment of outstanding pension liabilities, and residential mortgage scheme, as well as growing the nation’s pension asset to over N18 trillion, with determination to grow it further in the coming years in line with the renewed hope agenda of government to build a robust pension sector that will be a major booster of national economy and development.

The group also celebrated Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for her commitment to expanding the frontiers of NAFDAC nationally, and decentralization of food registration for efficiency as well as achieving public safety and raising healthcare standards in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda and Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, the managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for her commitment to safety and security of services vand facilities across airports.